Command Line Interface Guide

1234 OSPF Commands
default-information originate (Router OSPF
Configuration)
Use the default-information originate command in Router OSPF
Configuration mode to control the advertisement of default routes. Use the
no form of the command to return the default route advertisement settings
to the default value.
Syntax
default-information originate [always] [metric metric-value ] [metric-type
type-value]
no default-information originate [metric] [metric-type]
Syntax Description
Default Configuration
The default configuration is no default-information originate. The default
metric is none and the default type is 2.
Command Mode
Router OSPF Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
The only routers that actually have Internet connectivity should advertise a
default route. All other routers in the network should learn the default route
from the routers that have connections to the Internet. The edge router
Parameter Description
always Always advertise default routes.
metric-value The metric (or preference) value of the default route. (Range:
1–16777214)
type-value 1 External type-1 route.
2 External type-2 route.
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