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Nslookup /set timeout
Published: September 28, 2007
Updated: April 17, 2012
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Changes the initial number of seconds to wait for a reply to a lookup request.
set timeout=<Number>
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
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<Number> |
Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a reply. The default number of seconds to wait is 5. |
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{help | ?} |
Displays a short summary of nslookup subcommands. |
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When a reply to a request is not received within the specified time period, the time-out is doubled and the request is sent again. You can use the set retry command to control the number of retries.
The following example sets the timeout for getting a response to 2 seconds:
set timeout=2
