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broadcasting a BOOTP / DHCP request.
IGMP Snooping Enables or disables IGMP Snooping. The Advanced menu sets the
timeout for inactive multicast ports or for specific multicast flows
when there are no longer any clients. See chapter 3 “Configuring
IGMP Snooping”.
Note:
Once RIP and DVMRP have been enabled globally (chapter 2 “Protocol
Configuration”), you can enable or disable them for any specific subnet via the
Subnet Configuration menu (chapter 3 “Subnet Configuration”).
Setting the ARP Timeout
You can use the following configuration screen to modify the aging time for dynamically
learned entries in the ARP cache.
Parameter Default Description
ARP Timeout 20 minutes The time that dynamically learned entries are retained in
the ARP cache.
Range: 0-999 minutes, where 0 disables aging
Setting the RIP Advertisement Policy
You can use the following configuration screen to set the timing interval and policies RIP
uses to advertise route information.
Parameter Default Description
RIP Update
Time
30 seconds The interval at which RIP advertises known route
information.
Range: 0-999 seconds, where 0 disables route
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Disabled Enables or disables advertising this switch as a default
router.