Deployment Guide

distance
Dene an administrative distance for particular routes to a specic IP address.
Syntax
distance weight [ip-address mask access-list-name]
To delete the settings, use the no distance weight [ip-address mask access-list-name]
command.
Parameters
weight Specify an administrative distance. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 110.
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter a router ID in the dotted decimal format. If you enter a router ID,
include the mask for that router address.
mask (OPTIONAL) Enter a mask in dotted decimal format or /n format.
access-list-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of an IP standard access list, up to 140 characters.
Defaults 110
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Supported Modes Full—Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
distance ospf
Congure an OSPF distance metric for dierent types of routes.
Syntax
distance ospf [external dist3] [inter-area dist2] [intra-area dist1]
To delete these settings, use the no distance ospf command.
Parameters
external dist3 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword external then a number to specify a distance for
external type 5 and 7 routes. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 110.
inter-area dist2 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords inter-area then a number to specify a distance
metric for routes between areas. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 110.
intra-area dist1 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords intra-area then a number to specify a distance
metric for all routes within an area. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 110.
Defaults
• external dist3 = 110
• inter-area dist2 = 110
• intra-area dist1 = 110
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Supported Modes Full—Switch
916 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)