Configuring Gratuitous Arp - 3Com WX3000 Series Operation Manual

To do...
Quit to system view
Enter VLAN view
Enable ARP restricted
forwarding
You need to enable DHCP snooping and configure DHCP snooping trusted ports on the device
before configuring the ARP attack detection function. For more information about DHCP snooping,
refer to the DHCP snooping section in the part discussing DHCP in this manual.
Generally, the uplink port of a device is configured as a trusted port.
Before enabling ARP restricted forwarding, make sure you enable ARP attack detection and
configure ARP trusted ports.
You are not recommended to configure ARP attack detection on the ports of an aggregation group.

Configuring Gratuitous ARP

Follow these steps to configure the gratuitous ARP:
To do...
Enter system view
Enable the gratuitous ARP
packet learning function
The sending of gratuitous ARP packets is enabled as long as a device operates. No command is
needed for enabling this function. That is, the device sends gratuitous ARP packets whenever a VLAN
interface is enabled (such as when a link is enabled or an IP address is configured for the VLAN
interface) or whenever the IP address of a VLAN interface is changed.
Use the command...
quit
vlan vlan-id
arp restricted-forwarding
enable
Use the command...
system-view
gratuitous-arp-learning
enable
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Remarks
—
—
Optional
By default, the ARP restricted
forwarding function is disabled.
The device forwards legal ARP
packets through all its ports.
Remarks
—
Optional
By default, the gratuitous ARP
packet learning function is
enabled.