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    retransmission-attempt

    Syntax

    retransmission-attempt number;

    Hierarchy Level

    [edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet dhcp]

    Release Information

    Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 8.5 for J Series devices.

    Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

    Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.2 for SRX Series devices.

    Description

    Specify the number of times the device retransmits a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) packet if a DHCP server fails to respond. After the specified number of attempts, no further attempts at reaching a server are made.

    Options

    number

    Number of retransmit attempts..

    Range: 0 through 6

    Default: 4

    Required Privilege Level

    interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
    interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

    Published: 2012-12-07