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Configuring ARP ··························································································································································· 1
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ARP message format ················································································································································ 1
ARP operation ··························································································································································· 1
ARP table ··································································································································································· 2
Configuring a static ARP entry ········································································································································· 3
Enabling dynamic ARP entry check ································································································································ 4
Configuring ARP quick update ········································································································································ 5
Configuring multicast ARP ················································································································································ 5
Displaying and maintaining ARP ····································································································································· 6
ARP configuration examples ············································································································································ 7
Configuring gratuitous ARP ······································································································································· 10
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Gratuitous ARP packet learning ··························································································································· 10
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 11
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 11
Configuring proxy ARP ·············································································································································· 12
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Common proxy ARP ·············································································································································· 12
Local proxy ARP ····················································································································································· 12
Enabling common proxy ARP ······································································································································· 13
Enabling local proxy ARP·············································································································································· 13
Proxy ARP configuration examples ······························································································································ 14
Configuring ARP snooping ········································································································································ 18
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Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 18
Configuring IP addressing ········································································································································· 19
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IP address classes ·················································································································································· 19
Special IP addresses ············································································································································· 20
Subnetting and masking ······································································································································· 20
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 21
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 21
Configuration example ········································································································································· 21
Configuring IP unnumbered ·········································································································································· 23
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