Configuring the DVMRP Global Configuration

Configuring the DVMRP Global Configuration

Web Agent Procedure

To configure DVMRP globally using the Web Agent:

In the navigation pane, expand the Routing > IP > Configuration folders, and then click Global Configuration. The IP Global Configuration Web page is displayed in the content pane. See Figure�106.
Select Enable from the IP Multicast Forwarding field to enable IP multicast globally.
In the navigation pane, expand the Routing > DVMRP folders, and then click Global Configuration. The DVMRP Global Configuration Web page is displayed in the content pane. See Figure�108.

Figure�108:�DVMRP Global Configuration Web Page

Select Enable from the DVMRP Version 3/0xFF field.
See Table�70 to configure the DVMRP Global Configuration Web page parameters.
Click APPLY to save your changes, or CANCEL to restore previous settings.

Table�70:�DVMRP Global Configuration Parameters �
Parameter	Description
DVMRP Version 3/xFF	Select Disable to globally disable DVMRP. The default value is Enable.
Neighbor Router Probe Interval	Enter probe interval (in seconds) for the switch to probe the network for available neighbor routers. The valid range for this field is 5 to 45 seconds. The default setting is 10 seconds.
Neighbor Router Timeout Interval	Enter the time-out interval (in seconds) that a neighbor stays up without confirmation. This is an important method used to time-out old routes. The valid range for this field is 10 to 50 seconds. The default setting is 35 seconds.
Minimum Flash Update Interval	Enter the update interval (in seconds) between flash updates. This represents the minimum time between advertisements of the same route. The valid range for this field is 5 to 20 seconds. The default setting is 5 seconds.
Maximum Number of Routes	Enter the maximum number of routes for this interface. The valid range for this field is 10 to 20,000. The default setting is 7,000.
Route Report Interval	Enter the report interval (in seconds) that elapses between delivery of DVMRP routing table updates. The valid range for this field is 30 to 90 seconds. The default setting is 60 seconds.
Route Replace Time	Enter the amount of replace time (in seconds) before which a route entry will be removed if it is not refreshed. The valid range for this field is 70 to 190 seconds. The default setting is 140 seconds.
Route Hold Down Time	Set the hold down time (in seconds) that the switch reports unavailable routes with a metric of infinity. The valid range for this field is 120 to 380 seconds. The default setting is 120 seconds.
Prune Message Lifetime	Enter the lifetime (in seconds) that a transmitted upstream prune message persists. The valid range for this field is 100 to 7,200 seconds. The default setting is 7,200 seconds.