3Com Switch 7750 Series
Command Reference Guide – Routing Protocol Chapter 2 RIP Configuration Commands
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Parameter
update-timer: Value of the Period Update timer, ranging from 1 to 3,600 seconds. By
default, it is 30 seconds.
timeout-timer: Value of the Timeout timer, ranging from 1 to 3,600 seconds. By default,
it is 180 seconds.
Description
Use the timers command to modify the values of the three RIP timers: Period Update,
Timeout, and Garbage-collection.
Use the undo timers command to restore the default settings.
By default, the Period Update, Timeout, and Garbage-collection timers are 30
seconds, 180 seconds, and 120 seconds, respectively.
Generally, it is regarded that the value of the Garbage-collection timer is fixed at four
times that of the Period Update timer. Adjusting the Period Update timer will affect the
Garbage-collection timer.
The modification of RIP timers is validated immediately.
Related command: display rip.
Example
# Set the values of the Period Update timer and the Timeout timer of RIP to 10
seconds and 30 seconds respectively.
<3Com> system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[3Com] rip
[3Com-rip] timers update 10 timeout 30
Syntax
traffic-share-across-interface
undo traffic-share-across-interface
View
RIP view
Parameter
None