Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
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When a ARP entry expires, it is deleted from the cache and an ARP request packet
is sent to re-establish the MAC address.
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The aging time determines how long dynamic entries remain in the cache. If the
timeout is too short, the switch may tie up resources by repeating ARP requests for
addresses recently flushed from the table.
Example
This example sets the ARP cache timeout for 15 minutes (i.e., 900 seconds).
SSE-G2252(config)#arp timeout 900
SSE-G2252(config)#
clear arp-cache
This command deletes all dynamic entries from the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
cache.
Command Mode
Privileged Exec
Example
This example clears all dynamic entries in the ARP cache.
SSE-G2252#clear arp-cache
This operation will delete all the dynamic entries in ARP Cache.
Are you sure to continue this operation (y/n)?y
SSE-G2252#
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