ttl

Syntax

ttl {match (equal | greater-than | less-than | not-equal);value time-to-live;}

Hierarchy Level

[edit security idp custom-attack attack-name attack-type signature protocol ip]

Release Information

Statement introduced in Release 9.3 of Junos OS.

Description

Specify the time-to-live (TTL) value of the packet. This value represents the number of routers the packet can pass through. Each router that processes the packet decrements the TTL by 1; when the TTL reaches 0, the packet is discarded.

Options

match (equal | greater-than | less-than | not-equal)—Match an operand.

valuetime-to-live—The time-to-live value.

Range: 0 through 255

Usage Guidelines

For configuration instructions and examples, see the Junos OS Security Configuration Guide.

Required Privilege Level

security—To view this statement in the configuration.

security-control—To add this statement to the configuration.