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● Re-enable Proxy ARP.
INTERFACE mode
ip proxy-arp
To view if Proxy ARP is enabled on the interface, use the show config command in INTERFACE mode. If it is not listed in
the show config command output, it is enabled. Only non-default information is displayed in the show config command
output.
Clearing ARP Cache
To clear the ARP cache of dynamically learnt ARP information, use the following command.
● Clear the ARP caches for all interfaces or for a specific interface by entering the following information.
EXEC privilege
clear arp-cache [interface | ip ip-address] [no-refresh]
○ ip ip-address (OPTIONAL): enter the keyword ip then the IP address of the ARP entry you wish to clear.
○ no-refresh (OPTIONAL): enter the keywords no-refresh to delete the ARP entry from CAM. Or to specify which
dynamic ARP entries you want to delete, use this option with interface or ip ip-address.
○ For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number from 1 to 128.
○ For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
○ For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number between 1 and 4094.
NOTE: Transit traffic may not be forwarded during the period when deleted ARP entries are resolved again and re-installed
in CAM. Use this option with extreme caution.
ARP Learning via Gratuitous ARP
Gratuitous ARP can mean an ARP request or reply.
In the context of ARP learning via gratuitous ARP on the system, the gratuitous ARP is a request. A gratuitous ARP request is
an ARP request that is not needed according to the ARP specification, but one that hosts may send to. Gratuitous ARP can:
● detect IP address conflicts
● inform switches of their presence on a port so that packets can be forwarded
● update the ARP table of other nodes on the network in case of an address change
In the request, the host uses its own IP address in the Sender Protocol Address and Target Protocol Address fields. When a
gratuitous ARP is received, the system installs an ARP entry on the CPU.
To enable ARP learning via gratuitous ARP, use the arp learn-enable command in CONFIGURATION mode.
ARP Learning via ARP Request
In the Dell Networking OS versions prior to 8.3.1.0, the system learns via ARP requests only if the target IP specified in the
packet matches the IP address of the receiving router interface. This is the case when a host is attempting to resolve the
gateway address.
If the target IP does not match the incoming interface, the packet is dropped. If there is an existing entry for the requesting
host, it is updated.
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