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authorChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2019-11-19 07:16:57 +0100
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.. _routing-arp:
-Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
----------------------------------
+ARP
+---
-To manipulate or display ARP_ table entries, the following commands are implemented.
+:abbr:`ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)` is a communication protocol used for
+discovering the link layer address, such as a MAC address, associated with a
+given internet layer address, typically an IPv4 address. This mapping is a
+critical function in the Internet protocol suite. ARP was defined in 1982 by
+:rfc:`826` which is Internet Standard STD 37.
-adding a static arp entry
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+In Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) networks, the functionality of ARP is
+provided by the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP).
-.. code-block:: sh
+To manipulate or display ARP_ table entries, the following commands are
+implemented.
- set protocols static arp 10.1.1.100 hwaddr 08:00:27:de:23:aa
- commit
+.. option:: set protocols static arp 10.1.1.100 hwaddr 08:00:27:de:23:aa
-display arp table entries
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ adding a static arp entry
-.. code-block:: sh
+.. option:: show protocols static arp
- show protocols static arp
+ In operational level, display all known ARP table entries
+ ..
- Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask Iface
- 10.1.1.1 ether 08:00:27:de:23:2e C eth1
- 10.1.1.100 ether 08:00:27:de:23:aa CM eth1
+ vyos@vyos:~$ show protocols static arp
+ Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask Iface
+ 10.1.1.1 ether 08:00:27:de:23:2e C eth1
+ 10.1.1.100 ether 08:00:27:de:23:aa CM eth1
-.. code-block:: sh
+.. option:: show protocols static arp interface eth1
- show protocols static arp interface eth1
- Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask Iface
- 10.1.1.1 ether 08:00:27:de:23:2e C eth1
- 10.1.1.100 ether 08:00:27:de:23:aa CM eth1
+ In operational level, display all known ARP table entries on a specific
+ interface.
+
+ ..
-.. _ARP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_Resolution_Protocol
+ vyos@vyos:~$ show protocols static arp interface eth1
+ Address HWtype HWaddress Flags Mask Iface
+ 10.1.1.1 ether 08:00:27:de:23:2e C eth1
+ 10.1.1.100 ether 08:00:27:de:23:aa CM eth1
+
+.. _ARP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_Resolution_Protocol \ No newline at end of file