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sets the properties of the PING protocol.
The following properties are available
property: timeout - the timeout (ms) to wait for the initial members, default is 3000=3 secs
property: num_initial_members - the minimum number of initial members for a FIND_INITAL_MBRS, default is 2
property: gossip_host - if you are using GOSSIP then this defines the host of the GossipRouter, default is null
property: gossip_port - if you are using GOSSIP then this defines the port of the GossipRouter, default is null