Use the IPDEFAULTHOPLIMIT (IPDHL) option of the TCPIP OPTION command to specify the default value to be used for the maximum number of hops when not specified by a router (via a router advertisement message). Modifying this option through this command overrides any network information received to update this value. Modifying the value to *DEFAULT updates the value to the default value and permits dynamic update through the network.

Enter the command as follows:

NW TCPIP OPT IPDEFAULTHOPLIMIT = <range>

where <range> is an integer from 0 to 255. The default is 64.