3com 5500-ei pwr Instruccion De Instalación

 

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When configuring proxy ARP, go to these sections for information you are interested in: 

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Configuring Proxy ARP 

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If a host sends an ARP request for the MAC address of another host that actually resides on another 

network (but the sending host considers the requested host is on the same network according to the 

destination IP address and mask), the device in between must be able to respond to the request with 

the MAC address of the receiving interface to allow Layer 3 communication between the two hosts. This 

is achieved by proxy ARP. Proxy ARP hides the physical details of the network. 

If the target IP address in an incoming ARP request and the receiving interface of the proxy ARP 

enabled device reside on the same network, proxy ARP is called local proxy ARP. If not, it is called 

common proxy ARP.  

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Common proxy ARP applies where the two communication parties connect to different Layer 3 

interfaces of a device, and they are not on the same broadcast domain.  

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Local proxy ARP applies where the two communication parties connect to the same Layer 3 

interface of a device, and they are not on the same broadcast domain. 

Figure 3-1 Work mechanism of common proxy ARP  

 

 

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