timers

Use this command to adjust RIP routing timers determining the frequency of routing updates, the length of time before a route becomes invalid, and the interval during which routing information regarding better paths is suppressed.

Syntax

timers basic update-seconds invalid-seconds flush-seconds
no timers basic

Parameters

basic Specifies a basic configuration for RIP routing timers.
update-seconds Specifies the interval (seconds between updates) at which routing updates are sent. Valid values are 1 to 255. Default: 30 seconds.
invalid-seconds Specifies the interval (in seconds) from the point of the last update after which a route times out and is marked as expired. Valid values are 1 to 255. Default: 180 seconds.
flush-seconds Specifies the interval (in seconds) from the point of a routes expiration after which a route is deleted from the routing table. Valid values are 1 to 255. Default: 120 seconds.

Defaults

None.

Mode

RIP configuration command mode. Read-Write

Usage

Use the show ip protocols command to display RIP timers configuration.

The “no” form of this command clears RIP timer parameters.

Example

This example shows how to set RIP timers to a 25 second update time, a 150 second invalid interval, and a 100 second flush time:

System(rw-config)->router rip
System(rw-config-rip)->timers basic 25 150 100