3Com 4510G - Configuring an Additional Metric for a RIP Interface

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Configuring an Additional Metric for a RIP Interface
Network requirements
As shown in the following figure:
z RIP is enabled on all the interfaces of Switch A, Switch B, Switch C, Switch D, and Switch E. The
switches are interconnected through RIPv2.
z Switch A has two links to Switch D. The link from Switch B to Switch D is more stable than that
from Switch C to Switch D. Configure an additional metric for RIP routes received through
VLAN-interface 200 on Switch A so that Switch A prefers the 1.1.5.0/24 network learned from
Switch B.
Figure 3-6 Network diagram for RIP interface additional metric configuration
Configuration procedure
1) Configure IP addresses for the interfaces (omitted).
2) Configure RIP basic functions.
# Configure Switch A.
<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] rip 1
[SwitchA-rip-1] network 1.0.0.0
[SwitchA-rip-1] version 2
[SwitchA-rip-1] undo summary
[SwitchA-rip-1] quit
# Configure Switch B.
<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] rip 1
[SwitchB-rip-1] network 1.0.0.0
[SwitchB-rip-1] version 2
[SwitchB-rip-1] undo summary
# Configure Switch C.
<SwitchC> system-view
[SwitchB] rip 1
[SwitchC-rip-1] network 1.0.0.0
[SwitchC-rip-1] version 2
[SwitchC-rip-1] undo summary
# Configure Switch D.
<SwitchD> system-view