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DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Manual
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config dhcp ping_packets
Purpose
Used to set the number of ping packets that will be sent out to find if an IP address is
available.
Syntax
config dhcp ping_packets <number 2-10>
Description
This command will set the number of ping packets that will be sent out to find if an IP address
is available to be allocated as a valid DHCP IP address.
Parameters
<number 2-10>
−
Enter a number between
2
and
10
to denote the number of ping packets
that the Switch will send out on the network containing the IP address to be allotted. If the
ping request is not returned, the IP address is considered unique to the local network and
then allotted to the requesting client. The default setting is
2
packets.
Restrictions
Only Administrator and Operator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To configure the number of ping packets to be used for DHCP:
DGS-3450:admin# config dhcp ping_packets 2
Command: config dhcp ping_packets 2
Success.
DGS-3450:admin#
config dhcp ping_timeout
Purpose
Used to set the time the Switch will wait before timing out a ping packet.
Syntax
config dhcp ping_timeout <millisecond 500-2000>
Description
This command is used set the time the Switch will wait before timing out a ping packet. If no
answer is received, the IP address is considered unused and may be allocated to a
requesting client.
Parameters
<millisecond 500-2000>
−
The user may set a time between
500
and
2000
milliseconds that
the Switch will wait before timing out a ping packet. The default setting is
500
milliseconds.
Restrictions
Only Administrator and Operator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To configure the Ping timeout:
DGS-3450:admin# config dhcp ping_timeout 500
Command: config dhcp ping_timeout 500
Success.
DGS-3450:admin#