distance
Assign a weight (for prioritization) to all routes in the RIP routing table or to a specific route. Lower
weights (“administrative distance”) are preferred.
S4820T
Syntax
distance weight [ip-address mask [prefix-name]]
To return to the default values, use the no distance weight [ip-address
mask] command.
Parameters
weight Enter a number from 1 to 255 for the weight (for
prioritization). The default is 120.
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address, in dotted decimal format
(A.B.C.D), of the host or network to receive the new distance
metric.
mask If you enter an IP address, also enter a mask for that IP
address, in either dotted decimal format or /prefix format
(/x).
prefix-name (OPTIONAL) Enter a configured prefix list name.
Defaults weight = 120
Command
Modes
ROUTER RIP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre- 6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Related
Commands
default-metric — assigns one distance metric to all routes learned using the
redistribute command.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
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