Chapter 9
| General Security Measures
ARP Inspection
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ip arp inspection
This command enables ARP Inspection globally on the switch. Use the
no
form to disable this function.
Syntax
[
no
]
ip arp inspection
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
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When ARP Inspection is enabled globally with this command, it becomes
active only on those VLANs where it has been enabled with the
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When ARP Inspection is enabled globally and enabled on selected
VLANs, all ARP request and reply packets on those VLANs are redirected
to the CPU and their switching is handled by the ARP Inspection engine.
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When ARP Inspection is disabled globally, it becomes inactive for all
VLANs, including those where ARP Inspection is enabled.
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When ARP Inspection is disabled, all ARP request and reply packets
bypass the ARP Inspection engine and their manner of switching matches
that of all other packets.
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Disabling and then re-enabling global ARP Inspection will not affect the
ARP Inspection configuration for any VLANs.
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When ARP Inspection is disabled globally, it is still possible to configure
ARP Inspection for individual VLANs. These configuration changes will
only become active after ARP Inspection is globally enabled again.
Example
Console(config)#ip arp inspection
Console(config)#