ip dhcp ping timeout

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2012 |

Sets the ping timeout. This is the time the DHCP server waits for a reply to a sent ping packet before allocating an IP address to a DHCP client. A lack of reply after the configured timeout indicates that the IP address is not in use and therefore can be allocated.

Syntax

ip dhcp ping timeout timeout

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

timeout

The amount of time, in milliseconds, that the DHCP server waits for a ping reply before it stops attempting to reach a pool address for client assignment

25-1000 ms

500

User level

read-write

Context

general

Example

To set the ping timeout to one second:

Gxxx-001(DHCP 5)# ip dhcp ping timeout 1000