proxy-arp
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.6 for EX Series switches.
The restricted option introduced in Junos OS Release 10.0 for EX Series switches.
Description
Configure the switch to respond to an ARP request if the switch has an active route to the ARP request’s target (destination).
Default
Proxy ARP is not enabled. The switch responds to an ARP request only if the destination IP address is its own.
Options
none—The switch responds to any ARP request for a local or remote address if the switch has a route to the target IP address.
restricted—(Optional) The switch responds to ARP requests in which the physical networks of the source and target are different, and does not respond if the source and target IP addresses are in the same subnet. The switch must also have a route to the target IP address.
unrestricted—(Optional) The switch responds to any ARP request for a local or remote address if the switch has a route to the target IP address.
- Default: unrestricted
Required Privilege Level
interface—To view this statement in the
configuration.
interface-control—To add this
statement to the configuration.
