Operation Manual – ARP
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 ARP Configuration
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1.2.2 Configuring the ARP Aging Timer for Dynamic ARP Entries
The ARP aging timer applies to all dynamic ARP mapping entries.
Table 1-6
Configure the ARP aging timer for dynamic ARP entries
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure the ARP
aging timer
arp timer aging aging-time
Optional
By default, the ARP aging
timer is set to 20 minutes.
1.2.3 Enabling the ARP Entry Checking Function
When multiple hosts share one multicast MAC address, you can specify whether or not
to create multicast MAC address ARP entries for MAC addresses learned by
performing the operations listed in Table 1-7.
Table 1-7
Enable the ARP entry checking function
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable the ARP
entry checking
function (that is,
disable the switch
from creating
multicast MAC
address ARP
entries for MAC
addresses
learned)
arp check enable
Optional
By default, the ARP entry
checking function is enabled.
1.3 Gratuitous ARP Packet Learning configuration
1.3.1 Configuring Sending of Gratuitous ARP Packets
Sending of gratuitous ARP packets is enabled as long as an S3100 series switch
operates. And no command is for this function.
1.3.2 Configuring the Gratuitous ARP packet Learning Function
Table 1-8 lists the operations to configure the gratuitous ARP packet learning function.