3com 4500 PWR 26-PORT User Manual

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ARP Configuration Commands
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ip host
Syntax
ip host hostname ip_address
undo ip host hostname [ ip_address ] 
View
System view
Parameters
hostname
 Enter the host name of the connecting device. This is a character string 
of up to 20 characters.
ip_address
 
Enter the host’s IP address.
Description
Use the 
ip host
 command to configure the host name and the host IP address in 
the Switch 4500’s host table. This allows you to ping or Telnet a local device by 
host name.
Use the 
undo ip host
 command to remove the host name and the host IP 
address from the host table.
By default, the host name and corresponding IP address are null.
Related command: 
display ip host
Example
To enter a host name of Lanswitch1 for the IP address 202.38.0.8, enter the 
following.
<4500>system-view
 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
 
[4500]ip host Lanswitch1 202.38.0.8
ARP Configuration 
Commands
This section describes the commands you can use to configure and manage the 
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) operations on your Switch 4500.
arp check enable 
Syntax
arp check enable
undo arp check enable
View
System View
Parameter
none
Description
Use the 
arp check enable
 command to enable the checking of an ARP entry so 
the device does not learn the ARP entry where the MAC address is a multicast