rfc-1027

Using ARP to implement transparent subnet gateways

S. Carl-Mitchell, J.S. Quarterman

date1987-10 streamLegacy statusUNKNOWN pages8 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1027 doi10.17487/RFC1027

This RFC describes the use of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) by subnet gateways to permit hosts on the connected subnets to communicate without being aware of the existence of subnets, using the technique of "Proxy ARP".