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ipv6 hop-limit

Description: 

Specifies the maximum number of hops that the router can use in router advertisements and all IPv6 packets. The no version sets the hop limit for IPv6 packets to 255 hops and router advertisements to zero [0] hops (or "unspecified").

Syntax: 

ipv6 hop-limit [ vrf vrfName ] hopLimit

no ipv6 hop-limit [ vrf vrfName ]

• vrfName—Name of the VRF; string of 1–32 alphanumeric characters
• hopLimit—Maximum number of hops (from 1 to 255) that the router can use in router advertisements and in all IPv6 packets; the original default value is 64 hops

Mode(s): 

Global Configuration

    Release Information    Command introduced before JUNOSe Release 7.1.0.
vrf keyword and vrfName variable added in JUNOSe Release 7.2.0.