Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series

DHCP Overview ip dhcp ping packets
20-8 DHCP Configuration
ip dhcp ping packets
UsethiscommandtospecifythenumberofpacketsaDHCPserversendstoanIPaddressbefore
assigningtheaddresstoarequestingclient.
Syntax
ip dhcp ping packets number
no ip dhcp ping packets
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routercommand,Globalconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config)#
Usage
The“no”formofthiscommandpreventstheseverfrompingingIPaddresses.
Example
ThisexampleshowshowtosetthenumberofDHCPpingattemptsto6:
Matrix>Router(config)#ip dhcp ping packets 6
ip dhcp ping timeout
UsethiscommandtospecifytheamountoftimetheDHCPserverwillwaitforapingreplyfrom
anIPaddressbeforetimingout.
Syntax
ip dhcp ping timeout milliseconds
no ip dhcp ping timeout
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routercommand,Globalconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config)#
number Specifiesthenumberofpingpacketstobesent.Validvaluesare0‐10. 
Defaultis2.
milliseconds Specif iesthepingtimeoutinmilliseconds.Validvaluesare100to10000.
Default:500milliseconds.