NEXPEED NBG440 User’s Manual
NexComm Systems, Inc. 50 PAGE
Configuring the ARP Table
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is a protocol designed for an acquisition of information for
mapping between the IP address and physical MAC address.
Currently, the most prevalent IP address is the address used by the network layers. And when the
data transmission takes place through the physical media connected with the actual router, the
address the communication uses is not the IP address but the MAC address.
The internal cache of the router contains the ARP table for mapping between the IP address and
MAC address. The ARP table is dynamically configured and updated with the broadcast packets.
The
arp
command is available to set up a fixed mapping information for the IP and MAC
addresses.
Related Commands :
arp add / arp del / show arp
Adding a ARP entry
COMMAND
(conf)# arp add <net address> <mac address> <ifname>
Parameters
<net address> - host IP address
<mac address> - mac address (for example, 00:D0:84:00:00:01)
<ifname> - interface name
Usage Examples:
(conf)# arp add 168.126.188.133 00:d0:84:12:23:5a lan
Deleting a ARP entry
COMMAND
(conf)# arp del <net address>
Parameters
<net address> - Network address (IP address)
Usage Examples:
(conf)# arp del 168.126.188.133
Viewing the ARP table
COMMAND
(conf)# show arp