DGS-6604 ip dhcp ping packets
CLI Reference Guide
250
ip dhcp ping packets
User this command to specify the number of packets that the DHCP server will
send as a part of the ping operation. Use the no form of this command to prevent
the server from pinging pool addresses.
ip dhcp ping packets COUNT
no ip dhcp ping packets
Default Two packets.
Command Mode Global configuration
Usage Guideline Before a DHCP server attempts to assign a pool address a to client, it tries to
ping the specific pool address. If the ping packet is unanswered, the DHCP
server assumes this pool address is currently available and is safe to assign to a
requesting client.
Example The following is a sample of configuring the number of ping packets as 3.
Syntax Description
COUNT The number of ping packets the DHCP server will send. From 0 to 10 where 0
stops the ping checks from being sent upon address assignment.
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# ip dhcp ping packets 3
To Next Page
Loading...
