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The distance command also allows you to manipulate route metrics. Use the command to assign different
weights to routes so that the ones with the lower weight or administrative distance assigned are preferred.
To set route metrics, use either of the following commands in the ROUTER RIP mode:
Use the
show config command in the ROUTER RIP mode to view configuration changes.
Debug RIP
The debug ip rip command enables RIP debugging. When debugging is enabled, you can view
information on RIP protocol changes or RIP routes.
To enable RIP debugging, use the following command in the EXEC privilege mode:
The example below shows the confirmation when the debug function is enabled.
FTOS#debug ip rip
RIP protocol debug is ON
FTOS#
To disable RIP, use the no debug ip rip command.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
distance weight [ip-address mask
[access-list-name]]
ROUTER RIP Apply a weight to all routes or a specific route and ACL.
Configure the following parameters:
• weight range: 1 to 255 (default is 120)
• ip-address mask: the IP address in dotted decimal
format (A.B.C.D), and the mask in slash format (/x).
• access-list-name: name of a configured IP ACL.
offset access-list-name {in | out}
offset [interface]
ROUTER RIP Apply an additional number to the incoming or outgoing
route metrics. Configure the following parameters:
• access-list-name: the name of a configured IP ACL
• offset range: 0 to 16.
• interface: the type, slot, and number of an interface.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
debug ip rip [interface | database | events | trigger] EXEC privilege Enable debugging of RIP.