D-Link DES-1210-52/ME - Gratuitous Arp Commands; Config Gratuitous_Arp Send Ipif_Status_Up

DES-1210-52/ME L2 Metro Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide
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GRATUITOUS ARP COMMANDS
The Gratuitous ARP commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the
appropriate parameters) in the following table.
Command
Parameter
config gratuitous_arp
send ipif_status_up
[enable | disable]
config gratuitous_arp
send dup_ip_detected
[enable | disable]
config gratuitous_arp
learning
[enable | disable]
enable gratuitous_arp
[log | trap]
disable gratuitous_arp
[log | trap]
show gratuitous_arp
config gratuitous_arp
send periodically
ipif <ipif_name 12> interval <integer 0-65535>
Each command is listed in detail, as follows:
config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up
Purpose
Used to enable or disable the sending of gratuitous ARP requests
while the IP interface status is up.
Syntax
config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up [enable | disable]
Description
The config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up command is used
to enable or disable the sending of gratuitous ARP request packets
while the IPIF interface is up. This is used to automatically announce
the interface’s IP address to other nodes. By default, the state is
enabled, and only one gratuitous ARP packet will be broadcast.
Parameters
enable − Enable the sending of gratuitous ARP when the IPIF status
is up.
disable − Disable the sending of gratuitous ARP when the IPIF
status is up.
Restrictions
Only Administrator or operator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To enable a gratuitous ARP request:
DES-1210-52/ME:5# config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up enable
Command: config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up enable
Success!