Users Guide

distance
Assign a weight (for prioritization) to all routes in the RIP routing table or to a specific route. Lower weights (“administrative distance”)
are preferred.
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 /prefix format (/x).
prefix-name (OPTIONAL) Enter a configured prefix list name.
Defaults weight = 120
Command Modes ROUTER RIP
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
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.
distribute-list in
Configure a filter for incoming routing updates.
Syntax
distribute-list prefix-list-name in [interface]
To delete the filter, use the no distribute-list prefix-list-name in command.
Parameters
prefix-list-name Enter the name of a configured prefix list.
interface (OPTIONAL) Identifies the interface type slot/port as one of the following:
1112 Routing Information Protocol (RIP)