Cisco Cisco Packet Data Interworking Function (PDIF)
DHCPv6 Client Configuration Mode Commands
▀ max-retransmissions
▄ Command Line Interface Reference, StarOS Release 17
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max-retransmissions
Configures the maximum number of times that the system attempts to communicate with an unresponsive DHCPv6
server before it is considered a failure.
server before it is considered a failure.
Product
GGSN
P-GW
SAEGW
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Mode
Exec > Global Configuration > Context Configuration > DHCPv6 Service Configuration > DHCPv6 Client
Configuration
Configuration
configure > context context_name > dhcpv6-service service_name > dhcpv6-client
Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:
[context_name]host_name(config-dhcpv6-client)#
Syntax
max-retransmissions max_number
default max-retransmissions
default
Returns the command to its default setting of 20.
max_number
Specifies the maximum number of re-attempts the system tries when no response is received from a DHCPv6
server.
server.
max_number
is an integer from 1 through 20. Default: 20
Usage
This command works in conjunction with the
detect-dead-server
DHCPv6 service command to set a
limit to the number of communication failures that can occur with a configured DHCPv6 service.
When the value specified by this parameter is met, a failure is logged. The
When the value specified by this parameter is met, a failure is logged. The
detect-dead-server
DHCPv6
service parameter specifies the number of consecutive failures that could occur before the server is marked as
down.
down.
Example
The following command configures the maximum number of times the system re-attempts communication
with a DHCPv6 server that is unresponsive to
with a DHCPv6 server that is unresponsive to
5
:
max-retransmissions 5