Chapter 50
| 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 (958)
redistribute (973)
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.