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Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
ipv6 dhcp ping packets
ipv6 dhcp ping packets
Use the
ipv6 dhcp ping packets
global configuration command to specify the number of packets a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) server sends to a pool address as part of a
ping operation. To prevent the server from pinging pool addresses, use the
no
form of this command.
ipv6 dhcp ping packets
number
no ipv6 dhcp ping packets
Note
This command is available only if you have configured a dual IPv4 and IPv6 Switch Database
Management (SDM) template on the switch stack.
Syntax Description
Defaults
The default is 0.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To configure the dual IPv4 and IPv6 template, enter the
sdm prefer
dual-ipv4-and-ipv6
{
default
|
vlan
} global configuration command, and reload the switch.
The DHCPv6 server pings a pool address before assigning the address to a requesting client. If the ping
is unanswered, the server assumes, with a high probability, that the address is not in use and assigns the
address to the requesting client.
Setting the
number
argument to 0 turns off the DHCPv6 server ping operation.
Examples
This example specifies two ping attempts by the DHCPv6 server before further ping attempts stop:
Switch(config)#
ipv6 dhcp ping packets 2
number
The number of ping packets sent before the address is assigned to a
requesting client. The range is 0 to 10.
Release
Modification
12.2(46)SE
This command was introduced.