SMC Networks SMC8612XL3 F 1.0.1.3 Switch User Manual


 
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default-information originate
Use this command to generate a default external route into an autonomous
system. Use the no form to disable this feature.
Syntax
default-information originate [always] [metric interface-metric]
[metric-type metric-type]
no default-information originate
always - Always advertise a default route to the local AS regardless
of whether the router has a default route. (See “ip route” on
page 3-128.)
interface-metric - Metric assigned to the default route.
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 10)
metric-type - External link type used to advertise the default route.
(Options: Type 1, Type 2; Default: Type 2)
Command Mode
Router Configuration
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Usage
The metric for the default external route is used to calculate the path
cost for traffic passed from other routers within the AS out through the
ASBR.
When you use this command to redistribute routes into a routing
domain (i.e., an Autonomous System, this router automatically
becomes an Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR). However,
an ASBR does not, by default, generate a default route into the routing
domain.
- If you use the always keyword, the router will advertise itself as a
default external route into the AS, even if a default external route
does not actually exist. (To define a default route, use the ip route
command.)
-If you do not use the always keyword, the router can only advertise
a default external route into the AS if the redistribute command is