Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide 9.10(0.0)

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distance

Assign a weight (for prioritization) to all routes in the RIP routing table or to a specific route. Lower weights (“administrative distance”) are preferred.

Syntax

distance weight [ ip-address mask [ prefix-name]]

To return to the default values, use the no distance weight [ ip-address mask] command.

Parameters

weight	Enter a number from 1 to 255 for the weight (for prioritization). The default is 120.
ip-address	(OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address, in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D), of the host or network to receive the new distance metric.
mask	If you enter an IP address, also enter a mask for that IP address, in either dotted decimal format or /prefix format (/x).
prefix-name	(OPTIONAL) Enter a configured prefix list name.

Defaults

weight = 120

Command Modes

ROUTER RIP

Supported Modes

Full–Switch

Command History

Version	Description
9.9(0.0)	Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1	Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.

Related Commands

default-metric — assigns one distance metric to all routes learned using the redistribute command.