150Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces and Services

Changing the Aging Timeout

The aging timeout specifies how long a dynamic entry can remain unused before the software removes the entry from the ARP table. The default aging timeout is 1200 seconds (20 minutes). The aging timeout does not affect the local entry, static entries, or permanent entries.

To change the aging timeout, use the following command:

set arp agingtime seconds

You can specify from 0 to 1,000,000 seconds. To disable aging, specify 0.

For example, to disable aging of dynamic ARP entries, type the following command:

23x0# set arp agingtime 0

success: set arp aging time to 0 seconds

Note. To reset the ARP aging timeout to its default value, use the set arp agingtime 1200 command.

Pinging Another Device

To verify that another device in the network can receive IP packets sent by the WSS switch, use the following command:

ping host [count num-packets] [dnf] [flood] [interval time] [size size] [source-ip ip-addrvlan-name]

To ping a device that has IP address 10.1.1.1, type the following command:

23x0# ping 10.1.1.1

PING 10.1.1.1 (10.1.1.1) from 10.9.4.34 : 56(84) bytes of data.

64bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.769 ms

64bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.628 ms

64bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.676 ms

64bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=0.619 ms

64bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=0.608 ms

--- 10.1.1.1 ping statistics ---

5packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0 errors, 0% packet loss

In this example, the ping is successful, indicating that the WSS has IP connectivity with the other device.

(For information about the command options, see the Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Software Command Reference.)

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