ZyXEL Communications MGS3600-24F User Manual page 360

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RONT ATTER PPENDIX
ARP
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used to convert an IP address into a physical address, such as an Ethernet address. ARP allows a host to
communicate with other hosts when only the IP address of its neighbors is known. Before using IP, the host sends a broadcast ARP request con-
taining the IP address of the desired destination system.
ARP Inspection
ARP Inspection is a security feature. Several types of attacks can be launched against a host or devices connected to Layer-2 networks by poison-
ing the ARP caches. This feature is used to block such attacks. Only valid ARP requests and responses can go through the switch device.
Auto-Negotiation
Auto-negotiation is the process where two different devices establish the mode of operation and the speed settings that can be shared by those
devices for a link.
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