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aksher
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We have device A (L3) connected to B and C whiCh are L2 switches. I could see only the arp entry for B on the table in A but could not see for C.What can be the reason?

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Richard Burts
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Aksher

The basic answer is that device A does not have an ARP entry for C because C has not sent any layer 3 packets to A during the timeout period of ARP on A.

I have seen situations like this when B is configured with A as its default gateway but C is configured with some other device as its default gateway.

The situation could also be caused if C is not configured with a correct IP address on its management interface, or if its management interface is in a VLAN that does not connect to A. Or it might be caused by some interface problem on C (or poossibly on A).

Perhaps you can provide some additional information about your network. Are A and B and C the only devices in the network or are there other devices also?

Can you tell us how B physically connects to A and how C physically connects to A? What is the management VLAN on B and what is the management VLAN on C? Can C ping to A?

Tell us these things and perhaps we will be closer to an answer to your issue.

HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick
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