Command Line Reference Guide

description
Enter a description of the RIP routing protocol.
S5000
Syntax
description {description}
To remove the description, use the no description {description} command.
Parameters
description Enter a description to identify the RIP protocol (80 characters
maximum).
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER RIP
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
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 specific route. Lower weights
(“administrative distance”) are preferred.
S5000
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, you must 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
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