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Configuring ARP ··························································································································································· 1
Overview ············································································································································································ 1
ARP message format ················································································································································ 1
ARP operating mechanism ······································································································································ 1
ARP table ··································································································································································· 2
Configuring a static ARP entry ········································································································································· 3
Configuring a multiport ARP entry ··································································································································· 4
Enabling dynamic ARP entry check ································································································································ 5
Configuring ARP fast update ··········································································································································· 6
Displaying and maintaining ARP ····································································································································· 6
Static ARP configuration example ··································································································································· 7
Network requirements ·············································································································································· 7
Configuration procedure ········································································································································· 7
Network requirements ·············································································································································· 8
Configuration procedure ········································································································································· 8
Configuring gratuitous ARP ······································································································································· 10
Overview ········································································································································································· 10
Gratuitous ARP packet learning ··························································································································· 10
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 11
Configuring proxy ARP ·············································································································································· 12
Enabling common proxy ARP ······································································································································· 12
Enabling local proxy ARP·············································································································································· 12
Displaying proxy ARP ···················································································································································· 12
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 13
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 13
Configuring ARP snooping ········································································································································ 15
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 15
Configuring IP addressing ········································································································································· 16
Overview ········································································································································································· 16
IP address classes ·················································································································································· 16
Special IP addresses ············································································································································· 17
Subnetting and masking ······································································································································· 17
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 18
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 18
Configuring IP unnumbered ·········································································································································· 18
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 19
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 19
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 19
IP address configuration example ································································································································ 20
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