arp gratuitous-arp send interval

Function

The arp gratuitous-arp send interval command sets the interval for sending gratuitous ARP packets.

The undo arp gratuitous-arp send interval command restores the default interval for sending gratuitous ARP packets.

By default, the interval for sending gratuitous ARP packets is 60 seconds.

Format

arp gratuitous-arp send interval interval-time

undo arp gratuitous-arp send interval

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
interval-time	Specifies the interval for sending gratuitous ARP packets.	The value is an integer that ranges from 1 to 86400, in seconds.

Views

System view, VLANIF interface view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

By default, the device sends a gratuitous ARP packet every 60 seconds after gratuitous ARP sending is enabled. You can set the interval for sending gratuitous ARP packets using the arp gratuitous-arp send interval command.

If you set the interval in the system view, the configuration takes effect on all VLANIF interfaces. If you set the interval in both the system view and VLANIF interface view, the configuration on the VLANIF interface takes precedence over the global configuration.

Prerequisites

Gratuitous ARP packet sending has been enabled using the arp gratuitous-arp send enable command.

Example

# Set the interval for sending gratuitous ARP packets to 100 seconds on VLANIF 10.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] interface vlanif 10
[HUAWEI-Vlanif10] arp gratuitous-arp send enable
[HUAWEI-Vlanif10] arp gratuitous-arp send interval 100