Re: redistribute EIGRP XX to EIGRP YY

Once again, talked too fast.
The static route seed metric comes from the "derived" output interface.
It was 0 in my first test because I made that NULL 0.
That's better :)

I'm prone to use incomplete induction with way too few samples... LOL

-Carlos

Carlos G Mendioroz @ 30/03/2012 08:16 -0300 dixit:
> Wow...
> this prompted me to fire a lab, just for fun, and here's a couple of
> findings:
>
> -distribute connected uses a seed metric that matches the source
> interface eigrp metric for that interface. In other words, this is
> the same as including the interface and making it passive.
>
> -distribute static uses a seed metric of 0. This surprised me,
> but I can understand why it does it. Nevertheless, I don't like it
> that much. A static route ends up being closer than a connected,
> from the point of view of a remote router.
>
> -redistribute eigrp I guess copies the source proto metric. No need to
> translate (left over from igrp to eigrp ? :)
>
> -Carlos
>
> Brian McGahan @ 29/03/2012 23:56 -0300 dixit:
>> TouchC) ;)
>>
>> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
>> bmcgahan_at_INE.com
>>
>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
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>> On Mar 29, 2012, at 9:52 PM, "Joseph L.
>> Brunner"<joe_at_affirmedsystems.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What about "Connected" or "static" Brian?
>>>
>>> Hee hee heee
>>>
>>>
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>>> Subject: Re: redistribute EIGRP XX to EIGRP YY
>>>
>>> This is an exception for EIGRP. If you redistribute between two EIGRP
>>> processes they will automatically translate their metrics, you don't
>>> need to set it. All other protocols you redistribute into EIGRP you
>>> have to set a metric or use a default metric.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security) bmcgahan_at_INE.com
>>>
>>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
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>>>
>>> On Mar 29, 2012, at 9:10 PM, "marc edwards"<renorider_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> With eigrp and rip you have to define metric. so the latter will
>>>> work. The former will work if you add the 'default-metric' command.
>>>>
>>>> hth
>>>>
>>>> Marc
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Arista Wirawan<aristaw_at_gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi experts,
>>>>>
>>>>> I want ask a basic questions.
>>>>> When we redistribute between EIGRP, do we have to define metrics?
>>>>>
>>>>> router eigrp XX
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> router eigrp YY
>>>>> redistribute eigrp XX
>>>>> or
>>>>> router eigrp YY
>>>>> redistribute eigrp XX metric 10000 100 255 1 1500
>>>>>
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