Name
arp (global) — global
Synopsis
arpip-address mac-address type
[alias] no arpip-address mac-address type
[alias]
Configures
Adds a static entry to the ARP table
Default
No static ARP entries are made
Description
This command allows you to place a static entry in the ARP table, which is a dynamic table that maps IP addresses to the corresponding MAC (hardware) addresses. The ip-address
and mac-address
are simply the IP address and the hardware address for the entry you wish to create. The type
argument is the encapsulation type (arpa
for Ethernet, smds
for SMDS, snap
for FDDI and token ring, etc.). The optional alias
keyword tells the router to respond to ARP requests as if it were the requested device itself; i.e., the router responds to an ARP request for an aliased device with its own IP address.
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