[c-nsp] Proxy ARP -- To disable, or not to disable..

[Phil Mayers]

Gert Doering wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 08:47:18PM -0400, Fred Reimer wrote:
>> I believe it is on by default because it has to be.  
> 
> "because it has to be"?  What sort of brainwashed crap is that?
> 
> It's on because someone in the past thought it might be a good idea (and 
> when I was young and green and before the first nasty surprises, I even
> agreed...) - and Cisco really dislikes changing defaults.

Agreed. Sadly, lots of dumb stuff is on by default in IOS, making any 
sensible config huge.

It's worth mentioning at this point that some platforms allow you to 
disable it by default and get over the onerous typing with the global:

no ip arp proxy

> 
> gert
> 
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