Re: RIP default metrics

From: Narbik Kocharians (narbikk@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 08 2006 - 14:23:45 ART


OH NO, Not RIP again......just kidding

Narbik Kocharians
CCIE# 12410 (R&S, SP, Security)
CCSI# 30832
Network Learning, Inc. (CCIE class Instructor)
www.ccbootcamp.com (CCIE Training)

On 7/8/06, Sreenivasa Reddy.Kaki <sreeni.kaki@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> If you have more than one 'redistribution' statements (Ex: redistributinng
> connected, static and other routing protocols), you need to specify the
> metric in each of the statement, in order for rip to accept it. Using
> 'default-metric', there is no need to specify metrics for individual
> redistribute statements.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sreeni.
>
>
> On 7/8/06, Sami <sy1977@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Group,
> >
> > I was reading CCO site for rip default-metric but example is so lousy on
> > web
> > site can't understand may be it's my problem. if some one explain with
> > example when to use default-metric in RIP while doing redistribution..I
> > mean
> > we can assgin metric thorugh a route-map or in redistribute
> command..then
> > why do we need default metric...
> >
> >
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > CCO
> > "
> > Usage Guidelines
> >
> > The *default-metric* command is used in conjunction with the
> > *redistribute*router configuration command to cause the current
> > routing protocol to use
> > the same metric value for all redistributed routes. A default metric
> helps
> > solve the problem of redistributing routes with incompatible metrics.
> > Whenever metrics do not convert, using a default metric provides a
> > reasonable substitute and enables the redistribution to proceed.
> > Examples
> >
> > The following example shows a router in autonomous system 109 using both
> > the
> > RIP and the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocols. The
> example
> > advertises OSPF-derived routes using RIP and assigns the OSPF-derived
> > routes
> > a RIP metric of 10.
> >
> > router rip
> >
> > default-metric 10
> >
> > redistribute ospf 109
> >
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