Efficient Networks 107-0001-000 manual Eth vrrp set password, Preempt immediately

Efficient Networks® Router family	Chapter 5: Ethernet Interface Commands
Command Line Interface Guide

Mgmt Class

Network (R/W)

Input Format

eth vrrp set option preempt nopreempt <vrid> [<port#>]

Parameters

preempt	Preempt immediately.
nopreempt	Do not preempt a router with lower priority.
<vrid>a	Virtual router ID of the VRRP attribute record (integer, 1-255). The at-
	tribute record was created by the command eth vrrp add.
<port#>b	Physical Ethernet interface (port) number (0 or 1).

aInteger, 1 - 255

bThe default is 0; the parameter may be omitted if the router has only one port.

Example

This command specifies no preemption for VRID 7 using default port 0.

-> eth vrrp set option nopreempt 7

Response

Command prompt.

eth vrrp set password

Specifies the password in a VRRP attribute record for the VRID (virtual router ID). The password is used to authenticate VRRP advertisement packets. It is sent as clear text on the LAN. For more information, see “VRRP Backup” on page 6-16of the Technical Reference Guide.

NOTE:

If you do not specify a password, no authentication is performed.

To see the current password, use the command eth vrrp list. To clear a password, use the command eth vrrp clear password.

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