CISCO IOS in a Nutshell

Name

ip hello-interval eigrp — interface

Synopsis

ip hello-interval eigrp as-number 
               seconds
no ip hello-interval eigrp as-number 
               seconds
            

Configures

Hello interval for EIGRP

Default

5 seconds

Description

This command sets the interval at which EIGRP hello discovery packets are sent out on a link. The default value for the hello interval is 5 seconds. On links where latency is high, changing this value to a higher number can be advantageous.

as-number

The EIGRP process number (frequently called an AS number).

seconds

The interval between hello discovery packets.