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ARP
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) converts IP addresses into physical addresses, and maps
the IP address to a MAC address. ARP allows a host to communicate with other hosts only when
the IP address of its neighbors is known.
Figure 13-60. ARP Settings
- The ARP Settings screen contains the following fields:
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Global Settings/Interface Settings —Select this option to activate the fields for ARP global
settings.
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ARP Entry Age Out (sec) (1-40000000)—Before the entry is deleted from the table. The range
is 1 - 4000000. Zero indicates that entries are never cleared from the cache. The default value
is 60000 seconds.
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Clear ARP Table Entries —The type of ARP entries that are cleared on all Ethernet switch
module s. The possible values are:
None—ARP entries are not cleared.
All—All ARP entries are cleared.
Dynamic—Only dynamic ARP entries are cleared.
Static—Only static ARP entries are cleared.
- Interface Settings —Select this option to activate the fields for ARP settings on a single Ethernet
switch module.