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Related
Commands
clear arp-cache clears dynamic ARP entries from the ARP table.
show arp displays the ARP table.
arp learn-enable
Enable ARP learning using gratuitous ARP.
Syntax
arp learn-enable
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes FullSwitch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
arp retries
Set the number of ARP retries in case the system does not receive an ARP reply in response to an ARP request.
Syntax
arp retries number
Parameters
number
Enter the number of retries. The range is from 5 to 20. The default is 5.
Defaults 5
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes FullSwitch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
Retries are 20 seconds apart.
Related
Commands
show arp retries displays the configured number of ARP retries.
arp timeout
Set the time interval for an ARP entry to remain in the ARP cache.
Syntax
arp timeout minutes
Parameters
minutes
Enter the number of minutes. The range is from 0 to 35790. The default is 240
minutes.
Defaults 240 minutes (4 hours)
Command Modes INTERFACE
Supported Modes FullSwitch
540 IPv4 Routing