June 30, 2006 Chapter 7: Second Level Commands
SG1-UM-8500-03 7-59
Using the ip ospf interface dead-interval command
The command specifies the number of seconds that a device's hello packets must not have been seen before its
neighbor declares the OSPF router down.
Usage
ip ospf interface <Ethernet | VLAN | ATM> <slot number>\<port number>
[\<sub-interface>] dead-interval <seconds>
Parameter(s)
<seconds>
Interval a device's hello packets must not have been seen before its neighbor declares the OSPF router down.
For additional parameters, refer to “Using the ip igmp proxy command” on page7-51.
Example(s)
Using the no ip ospf interface dead-interval command
The command set the number of seconds that a device's hello packets must not have been seen before its neighbor
declares the OSPF router down to its default value.
Usage
no ip ospf interface <Ethernet | VLAN | ATM> <slot number>\<port number>
[\<sub-interface>] dead-interval
For parameters and examples, refer to “Using the ip ospf interface dead-interval command” on page7-59.
Using the ip ospf interface authentication command
This command is used to set the type of authentication (simple password, MD5, or none) used by neighboring
OSPF routers.
Usage
ip ospf interface <Ethernet | VLAN | ATM> <slot number>\<port number>
[\<sub-interface>] authentication <simple-pass | message-digest | null>
Host(config)# ip ospf interface ... dead-interval
Host(config)# ip ospf interface Ethernet 1 \ 2 dead-interval 33
Host(config)# ip ospf interface ATM 2 \ 1 \ 44 dead-interval 90
Host(config)# ip ospf interface VLAN 1 \ 2 \ 88 dead-interval 78
Host(config)# no ip ospf interface ... dead-interval
Host(config)# no ip ospf interface ... authentication