3Com 2200 Switch User Manual


 
Setting Up an IP Interface for Management 3-11
Administering
the ARP Cache
The Switch 2200 uses the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to find the
MAC addresses corresponding to the IP addresses of hosts and routers on
the same subnets. An ARP cache is a table of known IP addresses and their
corresponding MAC addresses.
Displaying the ARP Cache
To display the contents of the ARP cache, enter the following command
from the top level of the Administration Console:
ip arp display
The contents of the ARP cache are displayed as shown in this example:
RIP is active.
IP Address MAC Address Interface
158.101.1.112 08-00-1e-31-a6-2 1
158.101.1.117 08-00-1e-65-21-07 1
Removing an ARP Cache Entry
You might want to remove an entry from the ARP cache if the MAC address
has changed.
To remove an entry from the ARP cache:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip arp remove
2 Enter the IP address you want to remove.
The address is immediately removed from the table. If necessary, the system
will subsequently use ARP to find the new MAC address corresponding to
that IP address.
Top-Level Menu
system
ethernet
fddi
bridge
ip
snmp
analyzer
script
logout
interface
route
arp
rip
ping
statistics
display
remove
flush
Top-Level Menu
system
ethernet
fddi
bridge
ip
snmp
analyzer
script
logout
interface
route
arp
rip
ping
statistics
display
remove
flush