Chapter 50
| IP Routing Commands
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
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Command Usage
â—† Administrative distance is used by the routers to select the preferred path when
there are two or more different routes to the same destination from two
different routing protocols. A smaller administrative distance indicates a more
reliable protocol.
â—† The administrative distance is applied to all routes learned for the specified
network.
Example
Console(config-router)#distance 2 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0
Console(config-router)#
maximum-prefix This command sets the maximum number of RIP routes allowed by the system. Use
the no form to restore the default setting.
Syntax
maximum-prefix maximum-routes
no maximum-prefix
maximum-routes - The maximum number of RIP routes which can be
installed in the routing table. (Range: 1-11766)
Default Setting
11766
Command Mode
Router Configuration
Command Usage
All the learned RIP routes may not be copied to the hardware tables in ASIC for fast
data forwarding because of hardware resource limitations.
Example
Console(config-router)#maximum-prefix 1024
Console(config-router)#
neighbor This command defines a neighboring router with which this router will exchange
routing information. Use the no form to remove an entry.
Syntax
[no] neighbor ip-address
ip-address - IP address of a neighboring router.