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4.5.6.2 Protocol Configuration

Use the Protocol Configuration screen to globally enable or disable unicast or multicast routing protocols

for the switch.

Parameter Description

ARP

Sets the aging time for dynamic ARP entries.

Proxy ARP

Enables or disables Proxy ARP globally for the switch. This feature allows the

switch to forward an ARP request from a node in the attached subnetwork (that

does not have routing or a default gateway configured) to a remote subnetwork.

(See “6.2.5 Proxy ARP”.)

If Proxy ARP is globally enabled for the switch, then you can enable or disable it

for a specific interface. See “4.5.6.1.1 Adding an IP Interface”, or “4.5.6.1.3

Modifying an IP Interface”.

RIP

Enables or disables the Routing Information Protocol. The Advanced menu sets

the interval at which the switch advertises known routes, and also

enables/disables advertising for static routes or the default route.

OSPF

Enables or disables the OSPF routing protocol. The Advanced menu organizes

an autonomous system into normal, stub, or not so stubby areas; configures a

range of subnet addresses for which link state advertisements can be aggregated;

and configures virtual links for areas that do not have direct physical access to the

OSFP backbone, to add redundancy, or to merge backbone areas.

DHCP Relay

Enables or disables BOOTP/DHCP Relay. The Advanced menu defines the

preferred servers or the outbound subnetworks for broadcasting a BOOTP/DHCP