arp

Syntax

arp ip-address (mac | multicast-mac) mac-address <publish>;

Hierarchy Level

[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet address address]

Description

For Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces only, configure ARP table entries, mapping IP addresses to MAC addresses.

Options

ip-address—IP address to map to the MAC address. The IP address specified must be part of the subnet defined in the enclosing address statement.

mac mac-address—MAC address to map to the IP address. Specify the MAC address as six hexadecimal bytes in one of the following formats: nnnn.nnnn.nnnn or nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn. For example, 0011.2233.4455 or 00:11:22:33:44:55.

multicast-mac—Multicast MAC address to map to the IP address. Specify the multicast MAC address as six hexadecimal bytes in one of the following formats: nnnn.nnnn.nnnn or nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn. For example, 0011.2233.4455 or 00:11:22:33:44:55.

publish—(Optional) Have the router reply to ARP requests for the specified IP address. If you omit this option, the router uses the entry to reach the destination but does not reply to ARP requests.

Usage Guidelines

See Configure Static ARP Table Entries.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.