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Filter ARP packets

martinkluge
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Hi,

I have the following issue:

Upstream --Fe0/0-- Cisco 7120 --Fe0/1-- Internet Exchange Point

The Cisco router terminates some L2TP tunnels. Each time a tunnel flaps, the router generates the following ARP packet:

Jun 2 18:44:27: IP ARP: sent rep src xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 0005.5f02.e800,

dst xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ffff.ffff.ffff FastEthernet0/0

Jun 2 18:44:27: IP ARP: sent rep src xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 0005.5f02.e801,

dst xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ffff.ffff.ffff FastEthernet0/1

The ARP packet which is sent via Fe0/1 (to the exchange point) triggers the arpwatch program and the exchange point staff receives an email: New station (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) detected.

So is it somehow possible to block this ARP packets on Fe0/1?

The configuration looks like this:

interface Loopback1

ip address yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy 255.255.255.255

no ip redirects

ip route-cache flow

no ip route-cache cef

no ip mroute-cache

!

interface Virtual-Template1

ip unnumbered Loopback1

no ip redirects

no ip proxy-arp

no peer default ip address

ppp mtu adaptive

ppp authentication pap chap ms-chap-v2 callin

!

interface FastEthernet0/0

description Upstream

ip address zzz.zzz.zzz.zzz 255.255.255.248

no ip redirects

no ip proxy-arp

ip route-cache flow

duplex full

speed 100

no cdp enable

!

interface FastEthernet0/1

description Exchange Point

ip address www.www.www.www 255.255.254.0

no ip redirects

no ip proxy-arp

ip route-cache flow

duplex full

speed 100

ipv6 nd suppress-ra

no snmp trap link-status

no cdp enable

no mop enabled

IOS version is: c7100-jk9o3s-mz.122-26a.bin

Thank you!

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Ryan Carretta
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

Sounds like gratuitous arp. Try a 'no ip gratuitous-arps' from the config prompt. Let me know how it goes.

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Ryan Carretta
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

Sounds like gratuitous arp. Try a 'no ip gratuitous-arps' from the config prompt. Let me know how it goes.

*sigh* Didn't think of that, this fixed it.

Thank you alot!

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