Command Reference Guide

254 ● preference 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
preference
Purpose Use the preference command to configure the route preference of RIP.
Use the undo preference command to restore the default preference.
Syntax preference value
undo preference
Parameters value
Preference level. Valid values are 1 to 255.
If no value is specified, the default value is 100.
Example Specify the RIP preference as 20.
[3Com -rip] preference 20
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ RIP view
Description Every routing protocol has its own preference. Its default value is determined by the
specific routing policy. The preference will finally determine the routing algorithm to
obtain the optimal route in the IP routing table. This command can be used to modify
the RIP preference manually.