Service Manual
Version Description
pre- 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Related Commands router rip — enters ROUTER mode on the switch.
distance
Assign a weight (for prioritization) to all routes in the RIP routing table or to a specic route. Lower weights (“administrative
distance”) are preferred.
S3048–ON
Syntax
distance weight [ip-address mask [prefix-name]]
To return to the default values, use the no distance weight [ip-address mask] command.
Parameters
weight Enter a number from 1 to 255 for the weight (for prioritization). The default is 120.
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address, in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D), of the host
or network to receive the new distance metric.
mask If you enter an IP address, also enter a mask for that IP address, in either dotted
decimal format or /prex format (/x).
prex-name (OPTIONAL) Enter a congured prex list name.
Defaults weight = 120
Command Modes ROUTER RIP
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.8(0.0) Introduced on the S3048-ON and S4048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre- 6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Related Commands default-metric — assigns one distance metric to all routes learned using the redistribute command.
1204
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)