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21.3 Gratuitous ARP Configuration Example 
Gratuitous ARP Configuration Example 
For the network topology shown in the figure above, interface VLAN10 whose IP address is 
192.168.15.254 and network address mask is 255.255.255.0 in the switch system. Three PCs 
–  PC3,  PC4,  PC5  are  connected  to  the  interface.  The  IP  address  of  interface  VLAN  1  is 
192.168.14.254, its network  address  mask  is  255.255.255.0. Two  PCs  –  PC1  and  PC2 are 
connected to this interface. Gratuitous ARP can be enabled through the following configuration: 
Configure two interfaces to use gratuitous ARP at one time. 
Switch(config)#ip gratuitous-arp 300 
Switch(config)#exit 
Configure gratuitous ARP specifically for only one interface at one time. 
Switch(config)#interface vlan 10 
Switch(Config-if-Vlan10)#ip gratuitous-arp 300 
Switch(Config-if-Vlan10)#exit 
Switch(config) #exit 
21.4 Gratuitous ARP Troubleshooting 
Gratuitous ARP is disabled by default. And when gratuitous ARP is enabled, the debugging 
information about ARP packets can be retrieved through the command debug ARP send. 
If  gratuitous  ARP is  enabled in  global  configuration mode,  it  can be  disabled only in  global 
configuration  mode.  If  gratuitous  ARP  is  configured in  interface  configuration  mode,  the 
configuration can only be disabled in interface configuration mode.  
PC1 
PC2 
PC3 
PC4 
PC5 
Switch 
Interface vlan1 
192.168.14.254 
255.255.255.0 
Interface 
vlan10 
192.168.15.254 
255.255.255.0 










