Displaying AppleTalk ARP Entries

Displaying AppleTalk ARP Entries

Introduction

When an attached host sends a message to an unknown AppleTalk node on the access server network, the access server creates an entry in the AppleTalk ARP cache and transmits an ARP request for the node’s data link address. At this time, the access server does not know the address for the desired node. When it receives a reply, it fills in the node’s corresponding Ethernet address.

Command

Use the SHOW/MONITOR APPLETALK ARP ENTRIES command to display entries that the access server creates in the AppleTalk ARP cache.

Displaying AppleTalk ARP Entries Example

The following example shows how to display the entries in the AppleTalk ARP cache:

Local> SHOW APPLETALK ARP ENTRIES

 

 

 

AppleTalk ARP Entries

Server:LAT_08002B26AE00

ATalk Address

Ethernet Address

 

Status

Interface

12345.132

08-00-2B-26-AE-00

Local

Ethernet

12345.28

08-00-2B-26-AE-00

Acquired

Ethernet

12346.7

08-00-2B-26-AE-00

Local

Asynch3

12347.18

08-00-2B-26-AE-00

Local

Asynch12

12347.2

<resolving>

 

Remote

Ethernet

12344.3

AA-00-04-11-21-10

Remote

Ethernet

Fields in the AppleTalk ARP Display

The following table describes the fields in the AppleTalk ARP Entries display:

Field

Value

Description

 

 

 

ATalk Address

 

The AppleTalk address of a node.

Ethernet Address

 

The corresponding Ethernet address for the

 

 

AppleTalk node.

Status

 

The status of the AppleTalk ARP Entry.

 

Remote

The entry designates an ARP entry for a

 

 

remote host on the access server Ethernet.

 

 

Such an entry usually means the server

 

 

recently forwarded a DDP packet to this host.

 

 

 

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