580 DVMRP Commands
The following example sets VLAN 15’s administrative mode of DVMRP to active. 
console(config)#interface vlan 15
console(config-if-vlan15)#ip dvmrp
ip dvmrp metric
Use the ip dvmrp metric command in Interface Configuration mode to configure the metric for 
an interface. This value is used in the DVMRP messages as the cost to reach this network.
Syntax
ip dvmrp metric 
metric
no ip dvmrp metric 
•
metric
 — Cost to reach the network. (Range: 1-31)
Default Configuration
1 the default value.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (VLAN) mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example configures a metric of 5 for VLAN 15. 
console(config)#interface vlan 15
console(config-if-vlan15)#ip dvmrp metric 5
ip dvmrp trapflags
Use the ip dvmrp trapflags command in Global Configuration mode to enable the DVMRP trap 
mode.
Syntax
ip dvmrp trapflags 
no ip dvmrp trapflags