Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent...

chandra 7 posts since Oct 28, 2013

Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent towards the default-gateway? Oct 30, 2013 2:29 AM
Router drops BROADCAST and ARP is a broadcast. In a local network, if the ARP broadcast is sent towards
a default-gateway, then WHY router accepts this ARP and provide its interface(i.e.connected towards local
network end) MAC address to be filled into the ARP table when it's supposed to drop it?
Tags: ccent, ccna, ccna_exam, arp

Daniel Dib CCIE #37149 2,467 posts since Sep 7, 2011

Re: Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent towards the default-gateway? Oct 30, 2013 2:47 AM
Do you have Proxy ARP enabled?

chandra 7 posts since Oct 28, 2013

Re: Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent towards the default-gateway? Oct 30, 2013 4:51 AM
NO daniel. It's not enabled.

Kalaiyarasan 216 posts since Apr 18, 2011

Re: Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent towards the default-gateway? Oct 30, 2013 8:44 AM
Hi Chandra,

Router doesn't allow Broadcast means, it will not allow Broadcast Packets from One interface to the other but
it will receive the broadcast in a Broadcast domain and tries to process it if its valid one like ARP request is
Broadcast. Moreover proxy arp is enable by default in all the Cisco Routers. If you want you can disable it.
Please check this why proxy arp needs to be disabled in the below link.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094adb.shtml

Hope this clarifies your doubt. Please let me know if you have further questions

Regards,
Kalai

chandra 7 posts since Oct 28, 2013

Re: Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent towards the default-gateway? Oct 30, 2013 8:45 PM
in response to Kalaiyarasan
thank you kalai....your answer is helpful.

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RockStar 258 posts since May 15, 2013

Re: Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent towards the default-gateway? Oct 30, 2013 8:48 PM
in response to Kalaiyarasan
wow Kalaiyarasan thank you sir for explanation

Kalaiyarasan 216 posts since Apr 18, 2011

Re: Why router accepts ARP broadcast sent towards the default-gateway? Nov 1, 2013 10:51 AM
in response to RockStar
your Welcome Rockstar !!

Cheers

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