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Amnard's avatar
Amnard
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Nov 13, 2012

ARP table changes between reboot

It's annoying that I have to clear the ARP table every time I reboot the F5 standalone unit or both units in HA config.   Is there a setting where the F5 MAC addresses in the ARP table be static o...
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What_Lies_Bene1
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Nov 13, 2012
The ARP table is dynamic and should be cleared on a reboot. Static entries can be configured but I'm assume you've not done so. It's possible the Reciprocal Update feature is populating the ARP table very quickly and you could always disable that feature.

 

 

Why do you need to clear the table anyway?