Redistribute - SMC Networks TigerStack II SMC8848M Management Manual

Related Commands
ip rip receive version (37-16)
ip rip send version (37-17)

redistribute

This command imports external routing information from other routing
domains (that is, protocols or static routes) into the autonomous system.
Use the no form to disable this feature.
Syntax
[no] redistribute (static} [metric <metric-value>]
• static - Static routes will be imported into this routing domain.
• metric-value - Metric value assigned to all external routes for the
specified protocol. (Range: 1-15)
Command Mode
Router Configuration
Default Setting
• redistribution - none:
• metric-value - set by the default-metric command (see page 37-9)
Command Usage
• When a metric value has not been configured by the redistribute
command, the default-metric command (page 37-9) sets the metric
value to be used for all imported external routes.
• A route metric must be used to resolve the problem of redistributing
external routes with incompatible metrics.
• It is advisable to use a low metric when redistributing routes from
another protocol into RIP. Using a high metric limits the usefulness of
external routes redistributed into RIP. For example, if a metric of 10 is
defined for redistributed routes, these routes can only be advertised to
routers up to 5 hops away, at which point the metric exceeds the
maximum hop count of 15. By defining a low metric of 1, traffic can
follow a imported route the maximum number of hops allowed within
a RIP domain. However, using a low metric can increase the possibility
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