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Default: None (you must specify a value)
Range: Integer between 0 – 255
NOTE The hellointerval value must be the same for all OSPF routers.
• routerdeadinterval specifies the time interval (in seconds) for
which the Hello packets are not received from a router before it is
considered down or inactive by its neighbors. This value must be a
multiple of the hellointerval value.
Default: None (you must specify a value)
Range: 0 – 65535
NOTE The routerdeadinterval value must be the same for all OSPF
routers.
• You can use the password authkey to validate the protocol packets
received on the router interface. The value can be 1 to 8 decimal
digits separated by periods, a 1-byte to 8-byte hexadecimal string
preceded by 0x, or a string of 1 to 8 characters in double quotes.
Default: None
Range: Up to 8 bytes
NOTE To set an authkey value, you must set the authtype clause to 1 or
simple for the area. See “Authentication” on page 77 for more
information on using OSPF authentication.