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Spirent TestCenter: How to create Gratuitous ARP packets?
Environment/Versions
Spirent TestCenter
All Versions
ARP
Gratuitous ARP
Procedure
Create a Raw StreamBlock as shown below:
Set auto length and remove signature
Delete the existing IPv4 header.
Add the ARP header.
Fill in the fields as shown below.
Ethernet MAC = Sender Hardware Address
can be either ARP Request or ARP Reply
Sender Protocol Address = Target Protocol Address (this should be the gateway address that is having its mac changed)
Target Hardware Address can be either all zeros (00:00:00:00:00:00) or all ffs (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF)
If you need to send gratuitous ARP from many devices, we can add modifiers as shown below.
Notes
Sample configuration file and the corresponding packet capture is attached. (
click here for sample video
)
The streamblock may not change its destination MAC if there is a Device on the same subnet/vlan with the "
Resolve IPv4 Gateway MAC Address" disabled.
The issue seems to be tied to both the Resolve MAC and also the Enable Ping option.
There is no open CR for this. Simply enabling "Resolve IPv4 Gateway MAC Address" should fix the issue.
Attachments
Attachment
SampleGARP.tcc
Attachment Description
Sample TCC file
Attachment
SampleGARP.pcap
Attachment Description
Sample pcap file
Attachment
GratuitousARP_v463.tcc
Version
5.0
Publish Date
2019-08-07
Categories
Product : Spirent TestCenter,Spirent TestCenter,ARP
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