Setting the Default Route Metric 87
Modifying a Range To modify information associated with a previously defined range:
1 Enter the following at the top-level menu:
ip ospf areas modifyRange
The following prompt is displayed:
Select area {1-2}:
2 Enter the index number of the area that contains the range to modify.
Enter IP address of range to modify:
3 Enter the IP address of the range to modify.
Enter IP address:
4 Enter the new IP address if you want to change it. Press Enter if you do
not want to change it.
Enter subnet mask [255.255.0.0]:
5 Enter the subnet mask. Press Enter if you do not want to change it.
Advertise this area range (yes,no) [yes]:
6 Specify whether to advertise the range on the network. The default is yes.
Removing a Range To remove a previously defined range:
1 Enter the following at the top-level menu:
ip ospf areas removeRange
The following prompt is displayed:
Select area {1-2}:
2 Enter the index number of the area containing the range you want to
remove.
Enter IP address of range to delete:
3 Enter the IP address of the range you want to delete.
Setting the Default
Route Metric
The default route metric value indicates the cost for a default route. If the
cost is greater than 0, the router advertises itself as the default router to
the area.
The default metric value is 0, which indicates no advertisement.