OSPF Configuration Commands 211
Parameter
seconds
Enter the amount of dead time allowed, in seconds, in the range 1 to
65535.
Description
Using the ospf timer dead command, you can configure the amount of dead
time allowed to OSPF neighbors, in seconds.
Using the undo ospf timer dead command, you can restore the default value.
By default, the dead time allowed to OSPF neighbors is 40 seconds.
If no Hello message is received from a neighbor in the specified time, the neighbor
is considered unresponsive or down. The
timer dead value should be at least
four times that of the
timer hello value. The timer dead value for routers on
the same network segment must be identical.
Related commands: ospf timer hello.
Example
To set the dead time to 80 seconds on interface Vlan-interface 1, enter the
following:
<SW5500>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[SW5500]interface Vlan-interface 1
[SW5500-Vlan-interface1]ospf timer dead 80
ospf timer hello Syntax
ospf timer hello
seconds
undo ospf timer hello
View
VLAN Interface View
Parameter
seconds
Enter the Hello interval time allowed, in seconds, in the range 1 to 255.
Description
Using the ospf timer hello command, you can configure the Hello interval time
allowed for an interface.
Using the undo ospf timer hello command, you can restore the interval to the
default value. By default, the amount of time allowed is 10 seconds for an
interface of
p2p or broadcast type, and 30 seconds for an interface of nbma or
p2mp type.
Related command: ospf timer dead.
Example
To set a time interval of 20 seconds for transmitting Hello messages on the
interface Vlan-interface 1, enter the following: