Enable proxy arp, Routing assistance when ip routing is disabled – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Chapter 38 Configuring IP Unicast Routing

Configuring IP Addressing

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to specify the ARP encapsulation type:

To disable an encapsulation type, use the no arp arpa or no arp snap interface configuration command.

Enable Proxy ARP

By default, the switch uses proxy ARP to help hosts learn MAC addresses of hosts on other networks or
subnets.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable proxy ARP if it has been disabled:

To disable proxy ARP on the interface, use the no ip proxy-arp interface configuration command.

Routing Assistance When IP Routing is Disabled

These mechanisms allow the switch to learn about routes to other networks when it does not have IP
routing enabled:

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Proxy ARP, page 38-13

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Default Gateway, page 38-13

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ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP), page 38-13

Command

Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

interface interface-id

Enter interface configuration mode, and specify the Layer 3
interface to configure.

Step 3

arp {arpa | snap}

Specify the ARP encapsulation method:

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arpa—Address Resolution Protocol

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snap—Subnetwork Address Protocol

Step 4

end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 5

show interfaces [interface-id]

Verify ARP encapsulation configuration on all interfaces or
the specified interface.

Step 6

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.