268 GVRP Commands
Example
The following example clears all the GVRP statistics information on port 1/g8.
console# clear gvrp statistics ethernet 1/g8
garp timer
Use the garp timer command in Interface Configuration mode to adjust the GARP application 
join, leave, and leaveall GARP timer values. To reset the timer to default values, use the no form 
of this command.
Syntax
garp timer {join | leave | leaveall} 
timer_value
no garp timer
•
join
 — Indicates the time in centiseconds that PDUs are transmitted. 
•
leave
 — Indicates the time in centiseconds that the device waits before leaving its GARP 
state.
•
leaveall
 — Used to confirm the port within the VLAN. The time is the interval between 
messages sent, measured in centiseconds. 
•
timer_value — 
Timer values in centiseconds. The range is 10-100 for 
join
, 20-600 for 
leave
, 
and 200-6000 for 
leaveall
.
Default Configuration
The default timer values are as follows:
• Join timer — 20 centiseconds
• Leave timer — 60 centiseconds
• Leaveall timer — 1000 centiseconds
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port-Channel) mode
User Guidelines
The following 
relationships 
for the various timer values must be maintained:
• Leave time must be greater than or equal to three times the join time.
• Leaveall time must be greater than the leave time.
Set the same GARP timer values on all Layer 2-connected devices. If the GARP timers are set 
differently on Layer 2-connected devices, the GARP application will not operate successfully.
The 
timer_value
 setting must be a multiple of 10.