keepalive (PPPoE)

Last Updated : Oct 26, 2015 |
Enables PPPoE keepalive in a PPPoE interface in order to maintain a persistent connection. Entering keepalive without a parameter returns the keepalive to its default value. Use no keepalive to disable PPPoE keepalive.
Prolog information

Syntax

[no] keepalive [seconds]

Parameters

Parameter
Description
Possible Values
Default Value
seconds
The number of seconds between PPPoE keepalive messages. Entering keepalive 0 disables keepalive.
0-32767
10

User level

read-write

Context

interface: FastEthernet (PPP L2, PPP L2-L3), Dialer (L2, L2-L3)

Example

To enable PPPoE keepalive, and generate a message every 300 seconds:
Gxxx-001(if:FastEthernet )# keepalive 300