ARP ACL Overview

ARP ACL can be used to permit or deny the ARP packets, based on the ARP request or response option configured.

Topology

Figure 72. ARP ACL Sample Topology

ARP ACL Configuration

#configure terminal

Enter configure mode.

(config)#interface ge4

Enter interface mode

(config-if)#ip address 11.11.11.11/24

Assign IPv4 address.

(config-if)#exit

Exit access list mode.

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configurations to the running configurations

(config)#mac access-list m1

Enter mac access list mode.

(config-mac-acl)#permit any any vlan 6

Create an access rule to permit any IPv6 packet

(config-mac-acl)#permit 0000.0215.2151 0000.0000.0011 any vlan 3

Create an access rule to permit specific ARP response.

(config-mac-acl)#exit

Exit access list mode.

(config)#commit

Commit the candidate configurations to the running configurations

(config)#interface ge4

Enter interface mode.

(config-if)#mac access-group m1 in

Apply access group mac1 for inbound traffic to the interface.

(config-if)#commit

Commit the candidate configurations to the running configurations

(config-if)#end

Exit interface and configure mode.

Validation

Use the commands below to assign IP address on IXIA and ping from IXIA.

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#show mac access-lists 
MAC access list mac1
        10 permit host 0000.3AE0.456D any arp request [match=1]
        20 permit host 0000.3AE0.456D any arp response [match=1]
        30 permit any any ipv4 [match=1]
        default deny-all