DES-1228/ME Layer 2 Metro Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Manual
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G
RATUITOUS
ARP
C
OMMANDS
The Gratuitous ARP commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate parameters) in the
following table.
Command
Parameters
config gratuitous_arp send
ipif_status_up
[enable | disable]
config gratuitous_arp send
dup_ip_detected
[enable|disable]
config gratuitous_arp learning
[enable|disable]
enable gratuitous_arp
{ipif <ipif_name 12 >} {trap | log}(1)
disable gratuitous_arp
{ipif <ipif_name 12>} {trap | log}(1)
config gratuitous_arp send
periodically ipif
<ipif_name 12> interval <value 0-65535>
show gratuitous_arp
{ipif <ipif_name 12>}
Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.
config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up
Purpose
Used to enable/disable send gratuitous ARP request while the IP interface status is up.
Syntax
config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up [enable | disable]
Description
The command is used to enable/disable sending of gratuitous ARP request packet while
IPIF interface is up. This is used to automatically announce the interface’s IP address to
other nodes. By default, the state is enabled, and only one gratuitous ARP packet will be
broadcast.
Parameters
enable
−
Enable sending of gratuitous ARP when IPIF status is up.
disable
−
Disable sending of gratuitous ARP when IPIF status is up.
Restrictions
Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To enable a gratuitous ARP request:
DES-1228/ME:4#config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up enable
Command: config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up enable
Success.
DES-1228/ME:4#
config gratuitous_arp send duplicate_ip_detected
Purpose
Used to enable/disable the sending of gratuitous ARP requests while duplicate IP
addresses are detected
Syntax
config gratuitous_arp send duplicate_ip_detected [enable|disable]
Description
The command is used to enable/disable sending of gratuitous ARP request packets while
duplicate IPs are detected. By default, the state is enabled. For this command, the
duplicate IP detected means that the system has received an ARP request packet that