Configuring Arp Inspection For The Transparent Firewall - Cisco ASA Series Cli Configuration Manual

Configuring ARP Inspection for the Transparent Firewall

Detailed Steps
Command
firewall transparent
Example:
hostname(config)# firewall transparent
Configuring ARP Inspection for the Transparent Firewall
This section describes how to configure ARP inspection and includes the following topics:
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Task Flow for Configuring ARP Inspection
To configure ARP Inspection, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Add static ARP entries according to the
inspection compares ARP packets with static ARP entries in the ARP table, so static ARP entries are
required for this feature.
Step 2
Enable ARP inspection according to the
Adding a Static ARP Entry
ARP inspection compares ARP packets with static ARP entries in the ARP table. Although hosts identify
a packet destination by an IP address, the actual delivery of the packet on Ethernet relies on the Ethernet
MAC address. When a router or host wants to deliver a packet on a directly connected network, it sends
an ARP request asking for the MAC address associated with the IP address, and then delivers the packet
to the MAC address according to the ARP response. The host or router keeps an ARP table so it does not
have to send ARP requests for every packet it needs to deliver. The ARP table is dynamically updated
whenever ARP responses are sent on the network, and if an entry is not used for a period of time, it times
out. If an entry is incorrect (for example, the MAC address changes for a given IP address), the entry
times out before it can be updated.
Note
The transparent firewall uses dynamic ARP entries in the ARP table for traffic to and from the ASA,
such as management traffic.
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Purpose
Sets the firewall mode to transparent. To change the mode to routed, enter
the no firewall transparent command.
Note
Task Flow for Configuring ARP Inspection, page 1-10
Adding a Static ARP Entry, page 1-10
Enabling ARP Inspection, page 1-11
Chapter 1 Configuring the Transparent or Routed Firewall
You are not prompted to confirm the firewall mode change; the
change occurs immediately.
"Adding a Static ARP Entry" section on page
"Enabling ARP Inspection" section on page
1-10. ARP
1-11.