Users Guide
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, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
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.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) 1237