a.Gratuitous ARP configuration page

2.Gratuitous ARP configuration items

Item

Description

Disable gratuitous ARP packets

Enable or disable learning of ARP entries according to gratuitous ARP

packets.

learning function

Enabled by default.

 

 

 

Send gratuitous ARP packets

Enable the device to send gratuitous ARP packets upon receiving ARP

when receiving ARP requests

requests from another network segment.

from another network segment

Disabled by default.

 

 

 

Select interfaces for sending gratuitous ARP packets and type the sending

 

period.

 

To add an interface to the Sending Interfaces(Period) list box, select the

 

interface from the Available Interfaces list box, type the sending period, and

 

click the << button.

Periodical gratuitous ARP

To remove an interface from the Sending Interfaces(Period) list box, select the

packets sending settings

interface from the list box and click the >> button.

 

IMPORTANT:

 

This function takes effect only when the link of the interface goes up and

 

an IP address has been assigned to the interface.

 

If you change the period for sending gratuitous ARP packets, the

 

configuration is effective at the next sending period.

 

 

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