> Source: [sk30197](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk30197)

# sk30197 - Configuring Proxy ARP for Manual NAT

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk30197 |
| Date Created | 2004-11-11 |
| Last Modified | 2026-04-23 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * After creating a Manual Static NAT rule, Security Gateway does not answer the ARP Requests for the Static NATed IP address that was configured in the Manual NAT rule.  

* Security Gateway replies to ARP requests with a wrong MAC address, mostly for the NAT traffic.

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