Microsoft ES4625 Command Line Interface, Ip dvmrp metric interface-metric no ip dvmrp metric

4 Command Line Interface

Command Usage

To fully enable DVMRP, you need to enable multicast routing globally for the router with the ip multicast-routingcommand (page 4-297),enable DVMRP globally for the router with the router dvmrp command (page 4-299),and also enable DVMRP for each interface that will participate in multicast routing with the ip dvmrp command.

Example

Console(config)#interface vlan 1

Console(config-if)#ip dvmrp

Console(config-if)#end

Console#show ip dvmrp interface

Vlan 1 is up

DVMRP is enabled

Metric is 1

Console#

ip dvmrp metric

This command configures the metric used in selecting the reverse path to networks connected directly to an interface on this router. Use the no form to restore the default value.

Syntax

ip dvmrp metric interface-metric no ip dvmrp metric

interface-metric- Metric used to select the best reverse path. (Range: 1-31)

Default Setting

1

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (VLAN)

Command Usage

The DVMRP interface metric is used to choose the best reverse path when there are multiple paths to the same upstream destination. The lower cost path is the preferred path.

Example

Console(config)#interface vlan 1

Console(config-if)#ip dvmrp metric 2

Console(config-if)#

4-304