Running The Quicksetup Wizard; Flushing The Arp Cache - Watchguard Firebox X1000 User Manual

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Flushing the ARP cache

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Running the QuickSetup Wizard

Normally, you will run the QuickSetup Wizard when you
first install your Firebox. However, you can run it from
System Manager as well.
1
Click the Main Menu button (shown at right),
which is located on the upper-left corner of
System Manager.
2 Select QuickSetup Wizard.
The QuickSetup Wizard begins. For more information on running
the QuickSetup Wizard, see the QuickStart Guide included with
your Firebox.
Flushing the ARP cache
The ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) cache on the Fire-
box stores hardware (MAC) addresses of TCP/IP hosts.
This cache is checked for hardware address mapping
before an ARP broadcast is initiated. Flushing the ARP
cache is important when your network has a drop-in con-
figuration: all trusted computers must have their ARP
caches flushed.
To flush out-of-date cache entries:
1
Click the Main Menu button (shown at right).
Select Management => Flush ARP Cache.
2
Enter the Firebox configuration (read/write)
passphrase.
The out-of-date cache entries are flushed.
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