Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 8800 User Manual

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OmniSwitch Troubleshooting Guide
September 2005
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11   Troubleshooting ARP
The OmniSwitch supports Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). In order to troubleshoot issues related to 
ARP, a basic understanding of the protocol is required. Some basic concepts are covered in the sections 
below.
Reading the IETF RFC 826 specification is highly recommended to anyone implementing or troubleshoot-
ing an ARP issue on their network. Reading “Configuring IP” in the appropriate OmniSwitch Network 
Configuration Guide
 is also highly recommended. 
In This Chapter
RFCs supported
IETF RFC 826