IP OSPF Dead-Interval Command on CISCO Router/Switch

Command

IP OSPF Dead-Interval

Use

Sets the OSPF dead interval for the interface.

Syntax

Router(config-if)#ip ospf dead-interval <seconds>

Example

In this example, the dead-interval is configured R1’s int fa0/0.
Here’s the ospf interface information before the changes.

R1(config-if)#do show ip ospf interface fa0/0
FastEthernet0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 10.1.1.1/24, Area 0
Process ID 1, Router ID 111.111.111.111, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 1
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 111.111.111.111, Interface address 10.1.1.1
No backup designated router on this network
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:06
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 0, maximum is 1
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 0, Adjacent neighbor count is 0
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)

Now the changes to the dead-interval are applied.

R1(config-if)#ip ospf dead-interval 5

Here’s the ospf interface information after the changed dead-interval.

R1(config-if)#do show ip ospf interface fa0/0
FastEthernet0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 10.1.1.1/24, Area 0
Process ID 1, Router ID 111.111.111.111, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 1
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 111.111.111.111, Interface address 10.1.1.1
Backup Designated router (ID) 2.2.2.2, Interface address 10.1.1.2
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 5, Wait 5, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:07
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 2.2.2.2 (Backup Designated Router)
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
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