636CHAPTER 20: IPX

Prompt

Description

Possible Values

[Default]

Metric

Increase or decrease a route

adjustment

metric by a value that you

 

specify. Specify an integer and

 

an operand (+,-,*,/,%) to

 

adjust the metric value, This

 

parameter is valid only if the

 

Policy Action is set to Accept.

Weight

Metric value of this policy. This

 

parameter specifies the order

 

of precedence for policies that

 

match the same route. A

 

higher value takes precedence

 

over a lower value.

0-16

0 (does not

+ (add)

change the

metric)

 

 

- (subtract)\

* (multiply)

/ (divide)

% (modulo - remainder of integer division)

1 – 16

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IPX RIP Policy Modify Example

Select menu option (ipx/rip/policy): modify

Select policy {1?}:1

Enter route origin (static,rip,all) [all]:rip Enter route address (0x1-0x1fffffffeall) [all]: Select IP interfaces (2all?) [all]:

Enter the source node address [all]:

Enter the policy action (accept, reject) [accept]: Enter the metric adjustment ([+,-,*,/]0-16) [0]: Enter the administrative weight (1-16) [1]:

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