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Correct default timeout value in nslookup documentation
Updated the default timeout value from 5 seconds to 2 seconds in the nslookup documentation and deleted the timeout period will be doubled after retry, according to the behavior of currently supported Windows versions. <Sample in WIndows 11 24H2> > set all Default Server: MS01-16-FS1.ms01.com Address: 10.1.1.51 Set options: nodebug defname search recurse nod2 novc noignoretc port=53 type=A+AAAA class=IN timeout=2 >>>> default timeout value=2 retry=1 nslookup bing.com. Server: MS01-16-FS1.ms01.com Address: 10.1.1.51 DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. *** Request to MS01-16-FS1.ms01.com timed-out >>>> timeout period will not be doubled after first timeout.
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Changes the initial number of seconds to wait for a reply to a lookup request. If a reply isn't received within the specified amount of time, the time-out period is doubled, and the request is resent. Use the [nslookup set retry](nslookup-set-retry.md) command to determine the number of times to try to send the request.
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Changes the number of seconds to wait for a reply to a lookup request. Use the [nslookup set retry](nslookup-set-retry.md) command to determine the number of times to try to send the request.
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## Syntax
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| 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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| `<number>` | Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a reply. The default number of seconds to wait is **2**. |
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| /? | Displays help at the command prompt. |
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| /help | Displays help at the command prompt. |
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### Examples
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To set the timeout for getting a response to 2 seconds:
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To set the timeout for getting a response to 5 seconds:
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set timeout=2
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set timeout=5
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