ip dhcp ping packets

Use this command to specify the number of packets a DHCP Server sends to a pool address before assigning the address to a requesting client.

Syntax

ip dhcp ping packets number
no ip dhcp ping packets

Parameters

number Specifies the number of ping packets to be sent. Valid values are 0 - 10. Default is 2.

Defaults

None.

Mode

Configuration command.

Usage

The “no” form of this command resets the number of ping packets to the default value.

A value of 0 prevents the server from pinging IP addresses.

Example

This example shows how to set the number of DHCP ping attempts to 6:

System(rw-config)->ip dhcp ping packets 6