Concept Guide

In Dell EMC Networking OS, Proxy ARP enables hosts with knowledge of the network to accept and forward packets from hosts that
contain no knowledge of the network. Proxy ARP makes it possible for hosts to be ignorant of the network, including subnetting.
For more information about Proxy ARP, refer to RFC 925, Multi-LAN Address Resolution, and RFC 1027, Using ARP to Implement
Transparent Subnet Gateways.
Conguration Tasks for ARP
For a complete listing of all ARP-related commands, refer to the Dell EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Conguration tasks for ARP include:
• Conguring Static ARP Entries (optional)
• Enabling Proxy ARP (optional)
• Clearing ARP Cache (optional)
• ARP Learning via Gratuitous ARP
• ARP Learning via ARP Request
• Conguring ARP Retries
Conguring Static ARP Entries
ARP dynamically maps the MAC and IP addresses, and while most network host support dynamic mapping, you can congure an ARP
entry (called a static ARP) for the ARP cache.
To congure a static ARP entry, use the following command.
• Congure an IP address and MAC address mapping for an interface.
CONFIGURATION mode
arp vrf vrf-name ip-address mac-address interface
– vrf vrf-name: use the VRF option to congure a static ARP on that particular VRF.
– ip-address: IP address in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
– mac-address: MAC address in nnnn.nnnn.nnnn format.
– interface: enter the interface type slot/port information.
Example of the show arp Command
These entries do not age and can only be removed manually. To remove a static ARP entry, use the no arp ip-address command.
To view the static entries in the ARP cache, use the show arp static command in EXEC privilege mode.
DellEMC#show arp
Protocol Address Age(min) Hardware Address Interface VLAN CPU
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Internet 10.1.2.4 17 08:00:20:b7:bd:32 Ma 1/1 - CP
DellEMC#
Enabling Proxy ARP
By default, Proxy ARP is enabled. To disable Proxy ARP, use the no proxy-arp command in the interface mode.
To re-enable Proxy ARP, use the following command.
• Re-enable Proxy ARP.
INTERFACE mode
ip proxy-arp
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