ip ospf dead-interval

Use this command to set the number of seconds a router must wait to receive a hello packet from its neighbor before determining that the neighbor is out of service.

Syntax

ip ospf dead-interval {seconds | minimal [hello-multiplier number]}
no ip ospf dead-interval

Parameters

seconds Specifies the number of seconds that a router must wait to receive a hello packet. This parameter is an unsigned integer ranging from 1 to 65535. Default: 40 Seconds.
minimal Sets the dead-interval to 1 second for fast hello.
hello-multiplier number (Optional) Specifies the number of hello-packets that will be sent in 1 second.

Defaults

If no parameter is specified, default values are assigned.

Mode

Configuration command, Interface configuration.

Usage

Dead interval must be the same on neighboring routers (on a specific subnet), but can vary between subnets.

The “no” form of this command sets the dead interval value to the default.

Example

This example shows how to set the dead interval to 20 for VLAN 1:

System(rw-config)->interface vlan 1
System(rw-config-intf-vlan.0.1)->ip ospf dead-interval 20