proxy-arp enable

Use proxy-arp enable to enable proxy ARP.

Use undo proxy-arp enable to disable proxy ARP.

Syntax

proxy-arp enable

undo proxy-arp enable

Default

Proxy ARP is disabled.

Views

Layer 3 Ethernet interface view

Layer 3 Ethernet subinterface view

Layer 3 aggregate interface view

Layer 3 aggregate subinterface view

VLAN interface view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Usage guidelines

Proxy ARP enables a device on a network to answer ARP requests for an IP address not on that network. With proxy ARP, hosts in different broadcast domains can communicate with each other as they do on the same network.

Proxy ARP includes common proxy ARP and local proxy ARP.

Common proxy ARP allows communication between hosts that connect to different Layer 3 interfaces and reside in different broadcast domains.

Local proxy ARP allows communication between hosts that connect to the same Layer 3 interface and reside in different broadcast domains.

Examples

# Enable proxy ARP on VLAN-interface 2.

<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface vlan-interface 2
[Sysname-Vlan-interface2] proxy-arp enable

Related commands

display proxy-arp