DEFAULT_VLAN | DHCP/Bootp 15.255.157.54 255.255.248.0 Yes Yes
VLAN2100 | Disabled
Configuring source MAC based ARP attack detection (ARP
throttle)
ARP throttle operation
Source-MAC based ARP attack detection (ARP throttle) protects the switch CPU from ARP attacks by enabling
restriction of the overall number of ARP packets the CPU receives from a given client. An ARP attack occurs
when the switch receives more ARP packets from the same source MAC address than allowed by the configured
threshold setting. ARP throttle uses a “remediation mode” to determine whether to simply monitor the frequency
of ARP packets or actually restrict the ARP packet traffic from a given client. In cases where a device in your
network is sending a large quantity of ARP packets for legitimate purposes, you can configure ARP throttling to
exclude that device from being monitored.
When enabled in the default configuration, ARP throttle:
• monitors incoming ARP packets and “blacklists” clients sending excessive ARP packets to the switch
• maintains a count of clients sending ARP packets to the switch
When configured to filter ARP packet traffic, ARP throttle monitors ARP packet traffic as described above, and
also drops ARP packets received from blacklisted clients.
Non-default ARP throttle settings persist when ARP throttle is disabled.
ip arp-throttle enable
This command enables or disables ARP throttle operation for monitoring or filtering of ARP packets received by
the switch from other devices. (Default: disabled.) Enabling ARP-throttling uses the currently configured settings
to immediately invoke ARP attack monitoring and (if configured), to filter ARP packet traffic from devices
transmitting excessive ARP packets.
Syntax
ip arp-throttle enable
no ip arp-throttle enable
Description
Enables ARP throttle operation. The
no
form of the command disables ARP throttle operation.
ip arp-throttle remediation-mode
Determines the disposition of ARP packets the switch receives.
Syntax
ip arp-throttle remediation-mode <monitor | filter>
When ARP throttle is enabled in
monitor
mode (the default), the switch does the following:
• Monitors ARP packet traffic received by the switch CPU.
• Assigns “blacklist” status to devices generating an excessive numbers of ARP packets within a five-second
period.
• Maintains a running total of the devices from which ARP packets are being received.
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