display arp-miss speed-limit source-ip

Function

Using the display arp-miss speed-limit source-ip command, you can view the rate of source-address-based timestamp suppression for Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Miss messages.

Format

display arp-miss speed-limit source-ip [ slot slot-id ]

Parameters

Parameter Description Value
slot slot-id

Indicates the slot ID of an interface board.

-

Views

All views

Default Level

1: Monitoring level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name Operations
arp read

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

Attackers may use specific tools to scan hosts on one network segment or hosts on different network segments. Before routers respond with reply packets, the routers search for ARP entries. If the MAC addresses of the destination IP addresses do not exist, the ARP module of the routers will send ARP Miss messages to the upper-layer software, requiring the upper-layer software to send ARP Request messages to obtain the corresponding MAC addresses. A great number of scanning packets generate abundant ARP Miss messages. The router then wastes resources in processing the ARP Miss messages, which affects the processing of other services.

The output of the display arp-miss speed-limit source-ip command includes:

  • Slot number of the specified interface board
  • Message type of timestamp suppression
  • Timestamp suppression rate

    This command is supported only by physical systems (PSs).

Prerequisites

To ensure the effectiveness when running the command, the timestamp suppression rate should have been set for ARP Miss messages by using the arp-miss speed-limit command.

Example

The actual command output varies according to the device. The command output here is only an example.

# Check the rate of source IP address-based timestamp suppression for the ARP Miss messages.
<HUAWEI> display arp-miss speed-limit source-ip
Slot     SuppressType    SuppressValue
---------------------------------------------------
0        ARP-miss       500
Table 1 Description of the display arp-miss speed-limit source-ip command output
Item Description
Slot

Slot number of the board.

SuppressType

Type of timestamp suppression.

SuppressValue

Rate of source-address-based timestamp suppression.

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