ARP Commands 657
ip proxy-arp
Use the ip proxy-arp command in Interface Configuration mode to enable
proxy ARP on a router interface. Without proxy ARP, a device only responds
to an ARP request if the target IP address is an address configured on the
interface where the ARP request arrived. With proxy ARP, the device may also
respond if the target IP address is reachable. The device only responds if all
next hops in its route to the destination are through interfaces other than the
interface that received the ARP request. Use the no form of the command to
disable proxy ARP on a router interface.
Syntax
ip proxy-arp
no ip proxy-arp
Default Configuration
Enabled is the default configuration.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (VLAN) mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example enables proxy arp for VLAN 15.
(config)#interface vlan 15
console(config-if-vlan15)#ip proxy-arp
show arp
Use the show arp command in Privileged EXEC mode to display the Address
Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache entries statically added or dynamically
learned on the routing ports. The displayed results are not the total ARP
entries. To view the total ARP entries, the operator should view the show ARP
results in conjunction with the show ARP switch results.
