Hi Kings, It is really rare to see Proxy ARP at work :)
This article should answer your question. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094adb.shtml Regards, Piotr 2011/5/25 Kingsley Charles <[email protected]> > Hi all > > Proxy ARP is the process where a router responds to an ARP request with > it's MAC address. By default, Proxy ARP is enabled on Cisco routers. > > Let's consider the following topology and all the three devices are in > 10.20.30.0/24 subnet. > > > Host A ------------------------- > I -------------------------- Router > Host B ------------------------ > > > > Now, if Host A sends an ARP request to Host B. Both Host B and the router > (Proxy ARP) should send an ARP response, isn't it? But in reality this > doesn't happen. Is this because the router doesn't send Proxy ARPs, if the > routes are directly connected? > > > > > > With regards > Kings > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com >
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