timers (RIP)

Specifies how often RIP update messages are sent.
Syntax
timers { update-timer time-out-timer hold-down-timer garbage-collection-timer }
no timers { update-timer time-out-timer hold-down-timer garbage-collection-timer }
Command Default

Defaults differ by timer. Refer to timer parameter descriptions.

Parameters
update-timer
Sets the amount of time between RIP routing updates. The default is 30 seconds. Possible values are 3 through 21845 seconds.
timeout-timer
Sets the amount of time after which a route is considered unreachable. The default is 180 seconds. Possible values are 9 through 65535 seconds.
hold-down-timer
Sets the amount of time during which information about other paths is ignored. The default is 180 seconds. Possible values are 0 through 65535 seconds.
garbage-collection-timer
Sets the amount of time after which a route is removed from the RIP routing table. The default is 120 seconds. Possible values are 0 through 65535.
Modes

RIP router configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of the command returns all timers to their default settings.

RIP must be enabled before you can set the timers. All timer values, including values that are not being modified, must be present when you enter the command.

Examples

The following command sets the RIP update timer to 30 seconds, the RIP timeout timer to 180 seconds, the RIP hold-down timer to 185 seconds, and the RIP garbage collection timer to 120 seconds. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# router rip
device(config-rip-router)# timer 30 180 185 120
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