Phew!! Finally, someone replied. I was getting worried that my email never made it to the list.
So we do have another of Cisco's many many "follies" >From: "The Long and Winding Road" >Reply-To: "The Long and Winding Road" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: OSPF dead-interval to hello-interval relation? [7:54969] >Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:06:02 GMT > >""Router Man"" wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I've always known it to work the other way around. If you change the >hello > > interval - the dead interval will > > become 4 times the hello interval. > > >CL: this was one of the old standbt trick questions in various study >materials. How to change hello without changing hello, or the flip side, >how >to change dead without changing dead. > >CL tested this and on 12.1.5T10 changing hello no longer changes dead, and >changing dead no longer changes hello. Resetting the OSPF process does not >result in changes to either parameter. > >CL: Another new feature, making life easier. > > > > > ""Cisco Nuts"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > Hello, > > > > > > Couple of questions on OSPF hello and dead interval...(that's driving >me > > > NUTS) :-) > > > > > > 1. Why does OSPF NOT change the hello-interval when you first >configure > > the > > > dead-interval. Ex. I changed the dead-interval to 60 but the > > hello-interval > > > still showed up as 10. > > > > > > R1-RTD(config-subif)#ip os dead-interval 60 > > > > > > R1-RTD#sh ip os int s0/0.2 > > > Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 60, Wait 60, Retransmit 10 > > > > > > I was assuming that the hello interval would get bumped to 15 but >looks > > like > > > that's not how it works!! > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > 2. So I changed the hello interval next to 20 thinking that it would >bump > > > the dead interval to 80. But lo! behold! It does NOT change it to 80. >Why > > is > > > this?? > > > > > > R1-RTD(config-subif)#ip os hello-interval 20 > > > > > > R1-RTD#sh ip os int s0/0.2 > > > Timer intervals configured, Hello 20, Dead 60, Wait 60, Retransmit 10 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > 3. Next, I set the hello interval back to it's default of 10 but still >the > > > dead interval does not get set back to 40. Why?? > > > > > > R1-RTD(config-subif)#ip os hello-interval 10 > > > > > > R1-RTD#sh ip os int s0/0.2 > > > Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 60, Wait 60, Retransmit 10 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > 4. So, I changed the dead interval back to 40 manually. > > > > > > Next, I changed the hello interval to 20 and this time, OSPF set the >dead > > > interval to 80. > > > > > > R1-RTD(config-subif)#ip ospf hello-interval 20 > > > > > > R1-RTD#sh ip os int s0/0.2 > > > Timer intervals configured, Hello 20, Dead 80, Wait 80, Retransmit 10 > > > > > > 5. Ok, Finally I set the hello interval to 10 and this time OSPF >worked >at > > > the way is should work. > > > > > > R1-RTD(config-subif)#ip ospf hello-interval 10 > > > > > > R1-RTD#sh ip os int s0/0.2 > > > Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 10 > > > > > > > > > Anybody have any real good explanations for this or is it just a BUG? >OR > > is > > > this the way Cisco OSPF works!! > > > > > > Running ver. > > > R1-RTD#sh ver > > > Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software > > > IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-D-M), Version 12.1(2), RELEASE SOFTWARE > > (fc1) > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > Sincerely. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=55313&t=54969 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]