Hi all, Deep in EIGRP I'm seem to be a bit confused as to the inner workings of the Hello/Hold timers.
The interface command "ip hello-interval eigrp 100 15" obviously sets the interval by which the interface will multicast the hellos. The command "ip hold-time eigrp 100 45" does not set the hold time on the advertising router, but on the neighboring routers interface. Thus you can never increase the hello more than 3 times without also changing the hold-time (otherwise adjacencies will be lost/reset). The hold-time can be set to any value without affecting the adjacencies (not recommended though - you'll probably get SIA-related problems instead). My conclusion: always set both this values when making a change. Beware of the SIA-timer (timers active). From the routers perspective the hello timer is set localy, whereas the hold-timer is received. Please confirm/reject/enlighten. The reason of my confusion was my previous belief that the hold-timer is set by the neighbors hellos. (RE-set would be more appropriate if the above is correct). /Johan Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=31600&t=31600 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
