Administrator Guide

Layer 3 Routing Commands 1679
default-metric
Use the default-metric command in Router OSPF Configuration mode to set
a default for the metric of distributed routes. Use the no form of the
command to remove the metric from the distributed routes. If the area has
not been previously created, it is created by this command. If the area already
exists, the default-metric information is added or modified.
Syntax
default-metric metric-value
no default-metric
• metric-value — The metric (or preference) value of the default route.
(Range: 1–16777214)
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Router OSPF Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example sets a value of 50 for the default metric.
console(config-router)#default-metric 50
distance ospf
The distance ospf command sets the preference values of OSPF route types
in the router. Lower route preference values are preferred when determining
the best route. The type of OSPF route can be intra, inter, external. All the
external type routes are given the same preference value. Use the no form of
this command to reset the preference values to the default.