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Modifying IPMS Parameters Configuring IP Multicast Switching
page 25-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide April 2005
Restoring the Querier Timeout
To restore the neighbor querier to its default (i.e., 260 seconds) value you use the no form of the ip
multicast querier-timeout command by entering:
-> ip multicast no querier-timeout
Modifying the Querier Aging and Election Timeout
The default IPMS querier aging and election timeout (i.e., the time for which a currently elected querier is
aged and a new multicast querier is elected) is 255 seconds. The following subsections describe how to
configure a user-specified querier aging and election timeout value and how to restore it with the
ip multicast other-querier-timeout command.
Configuring the Querier Aging and Election Timeout
You can modify the IPMS querier aging and election timeout from 0 to 4294967295 seconds by entering
ip multicast other-querier-timeout followed by the new value. For example, to set the querier aging and
election timeout to 120 seconds you would enter:
-> ip multicast other-querier-timeout 120
Restoring the Querier Aging and Election Timeout
To restore the querier aging and election timeout to its default (i.e., 255 seconds) value you use the no
form of the ip multicast other-querier-timeout command by entering:
-> ip multicast no other-querier-timeout