Configuring ARP in Gaia Portal

Important - On Scalable Platforms (Maestro and Chassis), you must connect to the Gaia PortalClosed Web interface for the Check Point Gaia operating system. of the applicable Security Group.

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Instructions

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In the navigation tree, click Network Management > ARP.

2

In the upper right corner, click the Monitoring tab.

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Instructions

1

In the navigation tree, click Network Management > ARP.

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In the upper right corner, click the Configuration tab.

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Instructions

1

In the navigation tree, click Network Management > ARP.

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In the upper right corner, click the Configuration tab.

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In the ARP Table Settings section:

  1. Enter the Maximum Entries.

    This is the maximal number of entries in the ARP cache.

    Range: 1024 - 131072 entries

    Default: 4096 entries

    Note - Make sure to configure a value large enough to accommodate at least 100 dynamic entries, in addition to the maximum number of static entries.

  2. Enter the Validity Timeout.

    This is the time, in seconds, resolved dynamic ARP entries are checked for validity.

    If the entry is not referred to and is not used by traffic before the time elapses, the dynamic ARP entry is marked as STALE.

    Otherwise, an ARP request is sent to verify the MAC address.

    Range: 60 - 86400 seconds (24 hours)

    Default: 60 seconds

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Instructions

1

In the navigation tree, click Network Management > ARP.

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In the upper right corner, click the Configuration tab.

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In the Static ARP Entries section, click Add.

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Enter the IP Address of the static ARP entry and the MAC Address used when forwarding packets to the IP address.

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Click OK.

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Instructions

1

In the navigation tree, click Network Management > ARP.

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In the upper right corner, click the Configuration tab.

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In the Static ARP Entries section, select a Static ARP entry.

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Click Remove.

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Instructions

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In the navigation tree, click Network Management > ARP.

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In the upper right corner, click the Monitoring tab.

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Click Flush All.