Chapter 64: ARP Commands
974 Section X: Network Management
ARP
Syntax
arp
ipaddress
macaddress port
Parameters
ipaddress Specifies the IP address of the host.
macaddress Specifies the MAC address of the host. The MAC
address must be entered in this formats:
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
port Specifies the port number associated with the IP
address.
Mode
Global Configuration mode
Description
Use this command to add static ARP entries to the ARP cache. This is
typically used to add entries for local hosts that do not support ARP or to
speed up the address resolution function for a host. The ARP entry must
not already exist in the cache. The switch can support up to 512 static
ARP entries.
Note
The switch must have an management IP address to support static
ARP entries. The IP addresses of the ARP entries must be
members of the same subnet as the management IP address. For
instructions, refer to Chapter 9, “IPv4 and IPv6 Management
Addresses” on page 201.
Confirmation Command
“SHOW ARP” on page 978
Examples
This example creates an ARP entry for the IP address 149.22.23.12 and
the MAC address 7A:54:2B:11:65:72 on port 25:
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal