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Table 22 RIP tab fields
Field
AdvertiseWhenDown
InPolicy
OutPolicy
Cost
Chapter 4 Configuring and graphing ports
Description
If true, the network on this interface will be advertised
as up, even if the port is down. The default is false.
Note: When you configure a port without any link and
enable AdvertiseWhenDown, it will not advertise the
route until the port is active. Then the route will be
advertised even when the link is down. To disable
advertising based on link states, disable
AdvertiseWhenDown.
Right click in the InPolicy name field and select the
policy name to be applied from the PolicyName dialog
box. This policy will determine whether to learn a route
on this interface. It also specifies the parameters of the
route when it is added to the routing table.
Right click in the OutPolicy name field and select the
policy name to be applied from the PolicyName dialog
box. This policy will determine whether to advertise a
route from the routing table on this interface. This policy
also specifies the parameters of the advertisement.
Indicate the RIP cost for this interface. Enter a value
between1 to 15. The default is 1.
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