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| IP Routing Commands
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
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default-information
originate
This command generates a default external route into the local RIP
autonomous system. Use the no form to disable this feature.
SYNTAX
[no] default-information originate
DEFAULT SETTING
Disabled
COMMAND MODE
Router Configuration
COMMAND USAGE
This command sets a default route for every Layer 3 interface where RIP is
enabled. The response packet to external queries marks each active RIP
interface as a default router with the IP address 0.0.0.0.
EXAMPLE
Console(config-router)#default-information originate
Console(config-router)#
RELATED COMMANDS
ip route (1020)
redistribute (1031)
default-metric This command sets the default metric assigned to external routes imported
from other protocols. Use the no form to restore the default value.
SYNTAX
default-metric metric-value
no default-metric
metric-value – Metric assigned to external routes. (Range: 1-15)
DEFAULT SETTING
1
COMMAND MODE
Router Configuration
COMMAND USAGE
â—† This command does not override the metric value set by the
redistribute command. When a metric value has not been configured by
the redistribute command, the default-metric command sets the
metric value to be used for all imported external routes.