Configuring Proxy Arp; Overview; Common Proxy Arp; Local Proxy Arp - HP 6125G Configuration Manual

Configuring proxy ARP

Overview

Proxy ARP enables a device on a network to answer ARP requests for an IP address not on that network.
With proxy ARP, hosts on different broadcast domains can communicate with each other as they do on
the same network.
Proxy ARP includes common proxy ARP and local proxy ARP.
• Common proxy ARP—Allows communication between hosts that connect to different Layer-3
interfaces and reside in different broadcast domains.
Local proxy ARP—Allows communication between hosts that connect to the same Layer-3 interface
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and reside in different broadcast domains.

Common proxy ARP

A common proxy ARP enabled device allows hosts that reside on different subnets to communicate.
As shown in
The IP addresses of the two interfaces are 192.168.10.99/24 and 192.168.20.99/24. Host A and Host
B are assigned the same prefix 192.168.0.0. Host A connects to VLAN-interface 1 and Host B connects
to VLAN-interface 2.
Figure 6 Application environment of common proxy ARP
Because Host A and Host B have the same prefix 192.168.0.0, Host A considers that Host B is on the
same network, and it broadcasts an ARP request for the MAC address of Host B. However, Host B cannot
receive this request because it is in a different broadcast domain.
You can common enable proxy ARP on VLAN-interface 1 of the switch so that the switch can reply to the
ARP request from Host A with the MAC address of VLAN-interface 1, and forward packets sent from Host
A to Host B. In this case, the switch acts as a proxy of Host B.
A main advantage of common proxy ARP is that you can enable it on a single switch without disturbing
routing tables of other routers in the network. Proxy ARP acts as the gateway for hosts that are not
configured with a default gateway or do not have routing capability.

Local proxy ARP

As shown in
to GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 while Host B connects to GigabitEthernet 1/0/1. Enable local proxy ARP on
Switch A to allow Layer 3 communication between the two hosts.
Figure 6, Switch connects to two subnets through VLAN-interface 1 and VLAN-interface 2.
Figure 7, Host A and Host B belong to VLAN 2, but are isolated at Layer 2. Host A connects
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