Command Reference IP Address Commands
number
The times of sending the same ARP request in the range from 1 to
100. 1 indicates that the ARP request is not retransmitted but only
one ARP request message is sent.
Defaults
If the ARP response message is not received, the ARP request message will be sent for 5 times, and
then timeout occurs.
Command
Mode
Global configuration mode
Usage Guide
The switch sends ARP request messages frequently, thus causing problems like network congestion.
In this case, you can set the retry times of ARP request messages to a smaller value. In general, the
retry times should not be set to an excessively large value.
Configuration
Examples
The following example sets the retry times of local ARP request messages to 1.
arp retry times 1
The following example sets the retry times of local ARP request messages to 2.
arp retry times 2
Related
Commands
Command Description
arp retry interval seconds
Sets the retry interval of ARP request
messages.
Platform
Description
N/A
arp timeout
Use this command to configure the timeout for ARP static mapping records in the ARP cache. Use
the no form of this command to restore the default settings.
arp timeout seconds
no arp timeout
Parameter
Description
Parameter Description
seconds
The timeout in seconds ranging from 0 to 2147483
Defaults
The default timeout is 3600 seconds.
Command
Mode
Interface configuration mode