10.2.3 Configuring Metrics

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(1) Metric setting when advertising routing data other than RIP

Set the metric to be used when routing information learned by another protocol is advertised by RIP.

Points to note: To advertise OSPF routes or BGP4 routes via RIP, you must set the metric by using the you must set the metric using the default-metric command.

Command examples

(config)# router rip

(config-router)# network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255

(config-router)# network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255

(config-router)# default-metric 3

Sets 3 as the metric to be used when routing information learned by another protocol is advertised by RIP.
(config-router)# redistribute static

Specifies that static routes are to be advertised by RIP.
(config-router)# redistribute ospf

Specifies that OSPF routes are to be advertised by RIP.

Set the value by which to increment the metric for sending and receiving RIP packets.

Points to note: The example below shows how to use the metric-offset command to set the value to be added to the metric of an incoming or outgoing route via a specific interface.

Command examples

(config)# router rip

(config-router)# network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255

(config-router)# network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255

(config-router)# metric-offset 2 vlan 10 out

Adds 2 to the metric of RIP packets sent from interface vlan 10.
(config-router)# metric-offset 2 vlan 20 in

Adds 2 to the metric of RIP packets received from interface vlan 20.