Dialer Watch; Configuring Dialer Watch - Cisco CISCO851-K9 - 851 Integrated Services Router Configuration Manual

Dial Backup Feature Activation Methods
When dynamic routes are being used, the time it takes to activate a floating static route depends on the
Note
routing protocol convergence times.

Dialer Watch

The dialer watch method only supports the Extended Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
link-state dynamic routing protocols.

Configuring Dialer Watch

Perform these steps to configure a dialer watch on your router, beginning in global configuration mode:
Command
Step 1 interface type number
Example:
Router(config)# interface dialer 2
Router(config-if)#
Step 2 dialerwatch-group group-number
Example:
Router(config-if)# dialer watch-group 2
Router(config-if)#
Step 3 exit
Example:
Router(config-if)# exit
Router(config)#
Step 4
ip route prefix mask {ip-address | interface-type
interface-number [ip-address]}
Example:
Router(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
22.0.0.2
Router(config)#
Cisco 850 Series and Cisco 870 Series Access Routers Software Configuration Guide
13-4
Chapter 13 Configuring Dial Backup and Remote Management
Purpose
Enters configuration mode for the dial backup
interface.
Specifies the group number for the watch list.
Enters global configuration mode.
Assigns the primary route. 22.0.0.2 is the peer IP
address of the primary interface.
OL-5332-01