3Com MSR 30, MSR 50 manual Rip metricin, Rip metricout, Related commands rip metricout

1176 CHAPTER 77: RIP CONFIGURATION COMMANDS

rip metricin

Syntax rip metricin value

undo rip metricin

View Interface view

Parameters value: Additional metric added to received routes, in the range of 0 to 16.

Description Use the rip metricin command to add a metric to the received routes.

Use the undo rip metricin command to restore the default.

By default, the additional metric of a received route is 0.

When a valid RIP route is received, the system will add a metric to it and then put it into the routing table. Therefore, the metric of routes received on the configured interface is increased.

Related commands: rip metricout.

Examples # Configure an additional metric for routes received on Ethernet1/0.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface ethernet1/0

[Sysname-Ethernet1/0] rip metricin 2

rip metricout

Syntax rip metricout value

undo rip metricout

View Interface view

Parameters value: Additional metric for outbound routes, in the range of 1 to 16.

Description Use the rip metricout command to add a metric to a sent route.

Use the undo rip metricout command to restore the default.

By default, the additional metric for sent routes is 1.

Before a RIP route is sent, a metric will be added to it. Therefore, when the metric is configured on an interface, the metric of RIP routes sent on the interface will be increased.

Related commands: rip metricin.