Re: change distance of selected EIGRP external route

From: Ronnie Angello (ronnie.angello@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 25 2008 - 13:39:10 ARST


You can't change the distance of external EIGRP routes with the distance
command. You have to use the distance eigrp command, but that changes the
distance for ALL external EIGRP routes.

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 8:55 PM, C Chan <cch.ccie@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all expert,
>
> Is it possible to change the distance (AD) on *selected* EIGRP external
> route (D EX)?
> I spotted that the "distance [AD]" command can only work for "D" routes,
> but
> not "D EX".
>
> Besides, I heard that there might be some IOS bug on "distance [AD]" when
> dealing with OSPF in IEWB lab 13 task 3.7. Is it true? Where can I find
> more
> info?
>
> *Example*
> ip access standard DOUBLE_ROUTE
> permit 200.0.2.0 0.0.0.255
> permit 150.1.2.0 0.0.0.255
> !
> router ei 100
> distance 83 130.1.234.3 0.0.0.0 DOUBLE_ROUTE
>
> *Output before applying distance command*
> R4#s ip route 200.0.2.0 255.255.255.0 lo | b Gate
> Gateway of last resort is not set
>
> D EX 200.0.2.0/24 [170/2686976] via 130.1.124.1, 00:01:33, Serial0/0.124
> [170/2686976] via 130.1.234.3, 00:01:33, Serial0/0.234
>
> R4#s ip route 150.1.2.0 255.255.255.0 lo | b Gate
> Gateway of last resort is not set
>
> 150.1.0.0/16 is variably subnetted, 9 subnets, 2 masks
> D 150.1.2.0/24 [90/2809856] via 130.1.124.1, 00:00:43, Serial0/0.124
> [90/2809856] via 130.1.234.3, 00:00:43, Serial0/0.234
>
> *Output after applying distance command
>
> *R4#s ip route 200.0.2.0 255.255.255.0 lo | b Gate
> Gateway of last resort is not set
>
> D EX 200.0.2.0/24 [170/2686976] via 130.1.124.1, 00:00:26, Serial0/0.124
> [170/2686976] via 130.1.234.3, 00:00:26, Serial0/0.234
> R4#s ip route 150.1.2.0 255.255.255.0 lo | b Gate
> Gateway of last resort is not set
>
> 150.1.0.0/16 is variably subnetted, 9 subnets, 2 masks
> D 150.1.2.0/24 [83/2809856] via 130.1.234.3, 00:00:27, Serial0/0.234
> R4#
>
> R4#s ip access
> Standard IP access list DOUBLE_ROUTE
> 10 permit 200.0.2.0, wildcard bits 0.0.0.255 (2 matches)
> 20 permit 150.1.2.0, wildcard bits 0.0.0.255 (2 matches)*
> *
>
>

-- 
Ronald Angello
CCIE #17846


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