To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enable the ARP entry checking
function (that is, disable the
switch from learning ARP
entries with multicast MAC
addresses)
arp check enable
Optional
Enabled by default.
z
Static ARP entries are valid as long as the Ethernet switch operates normally. But some operations,
such as removing a VLAN, or removing a port from a VLAN, will make the corresponding ARP
entries invalid and therefore removed automatically.
z
As for the
arp static
command, the value of the
vlan-id
argument must be the ID of an existing
VLAN, and the port identified by the
interface-type
and
interface-number
arguments must belong to
the VLAN.
z
Currently, static ARP entries cannot be configured on the ports of an aggregation group.
Configuring Gratuitous ARP
Follow these steps to configure gratuitous ARP:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable the gratuitous ARP
packet learning function
gratuitous-arp-learning
enable
Optional
Disabled by default.
Enter VLAN interface view
interface Vlan-interface
vlan-id
—
Enable the VLAN interface to
send gratuitous ARP packets
periodically
gratuitous-arp
period-resending enable
Optional
Enabled by default.
The sending of gratuitous ARP packets is enabled as long as an S4500 switch operates. No command
is needed for enabling this function. That is, the device sends gratuitous ARP packets whenever a
VLAN interface is enabled (such as when a link is enabled or an IP address is configured for the VLAN
interface) or whenever the IP address of a VLAN interface is changed.
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