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keepalive

Syntax

keepalive seconds;

Hierarchy Level

[edit access group-profile profile-name ppp],[edit access profile profile-name client client-name ppp]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Description

Configure the keepalive interval for an L2TP tunnel.

Options

seconds—Time period that must elapse before the Junos OS checks the status of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) session by sending an echo request to the peer.

For L2TP on MX Series routers, the minimum recommended interval is 30 seconds. A value of 0 disables generation of keepalive messages from the LNS.

Range: 0 through 32,767 seconds

Default: 30 seconds

Required Privilege Level

admin—To view this statement in the configuration.

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

Published: 2012-11-29