Cisco Systems SPS2024 Switch User Manual


 
ARP Inspection Commands
ip arp inspection validate
SPS208G/SPS224G4/SPS2024 Command Line Interface Reference Guide 67
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ip arp inspection validate
The ip arp inspection validate Global Configuration mode command performs
specific checks for dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) inspection. Use
the no form of this command to return to the default settings.
Syntax
ip arp inspection validate
no ip arp inspection validate
Default Configuration
The default configuration is set to disabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
The following are performed:
Source MAC: Compare the source MAC address in the Ethernet header
against the sender MAC address in the ARP body. This check is performed
on both ARP requests and responses.
Destination MAC: Compare the destination MAC address in the Ethernet
header against the target MAC address in ARP body. This check is
performed for ARP responses.
IP addresses: Compare the ARP body for invalid and unexpected IP
addresses. Addresses include 0.0.0.0, 255.255.255.255, and all IP Multicast
addresses.