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Table of Contents
1 ARP Configuration·····································································································································1-1
ARP Overview·········································································································································1-1
ARP Function ··································································································································1-1
ARP Message Format ·····················································································································1-1
ARP Operation ································································································································1-2
ARP Table ·······································································································································1-3
Configuring ARP ·····································································································································1-4
Configuring a Static ARP Entry ·······································································································1-4
Enabling the ARP Entry Check ·······································································································1-5
Configuration Gratuitous ARP·················································································································1-6
Introduction to Gratuitous ARP········································································································1-6
Configuring Gratuitous ARP ············································································································1-7
Displaying and Maintaining ARP·············································································································1-8
ARP Configuration Example ···················································································································1-8
2 Proxy ARP Configuration ·························································································································2-1
Proxy ARP Overview·······························································································································2-1
Proxy ARP ·······································································································································2-1
Local Proxy ARP ·····························································································································2-2
Enabling Proxy ARP································································································································2-2
Displaying and Maintaining Proxy ARP ··································································································2-3
Proxy ARP Configuration Examples ·······································································································2-3
Proxy ARP Configuration Example ·································································································2-3
3 ARP Snooping Configuration···················································································································3-1
ARP Snooping Overview ························································································································3-1
Introduction······································································································································3-1
Operation of ARP Snooping ············································································································3-1
Configuring ARP Snooping ·····················································································································3-1
Displaying and Maintaining ARP Snooping ····························································································3-2
4 IP Addressing Configuration····················································································································4-1
IP Addressing Overview··························································································································4-1
IP Address Classes ·························································································································4-1
Special IP Addresses ······················································································································4-2
Subnetting and Mask·······················································································································4-2
Configuring IP Addresses ·······················································································································4-3
Assigning an IP Address to an Interface ·························································································4-3