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IP ROUTING

Command Attributes

•Timeout – Sets the aging time for dynamic entries in the ARP cache. (Range: 300 - 86400 seconds; Default: 1200 seconds or 20 minutes)

•Proxy ARP – Enables or disables Proxy ARP for specified VLAN interfaces.

Web - Click IP, ARP, General. Set the timeout to a suitable value for the ARP cache, enable Proxy ARP for subnetworks that do not have routing or a default gateway, and click Apply.

CLI - This example sets the ARP cache timeout for 15 minutes (i.e., 900 seconds), and enables Proxy ARP for VLAN 3.

Console(config)#arp-timeout 9003-123

Console(config)#interface vlan 33-1

Console(config-if)#ip proxy-arp3-125

Console(config-if)#

Configuring Static ARP Addresses

For devices that do not respond to ARP requests, traffic will be dropped because the IP address cannot be mapped to a physical address. If this occurs, you can manually map an IP address to the corresponding physical address in the ARP.

Command Usage

•You can define up to 128 static entries in the ARP cache.

•Static entries will not be aged out or deleted when power is reset. You

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SMC Networks SMC8612XL3 F 1.0.1.3 manual 257, Configuring Static ARP Addresses

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