Peer; Preference - 3Com 8807 Command Reference Manual

RIP Configuration Commands 403
network, other interfaces will not forward the routes of the interface using this
command and it seems that the interface disappeared.
When the network command is used on an address, the effect is that the
interface on the network segment at this address is enabled. For example, the
results of viewing the network 129.102.1.1 with both the display
current-configuration command and the display rip command are shown as
the network 129.102.0.0.
Related command: rip work.
Example
# Enable the RIP on the interface with the network address as 129.102.0.0.
[3Com-rip] network 129.102.0.0

peer

Syntax
peer ip-address
undo peer ip-address
View
RIP view
Parameter
ip-address: The interface IP address of the peer router, in dotted decimal format.
Description
Use the peer command to configure the sending destination address of the peer
device. Use the undo peer command to cancel the set destination address.
By default, do not send RIP packet to any destination.
RIP exchanges routing information with non-broadcasting networks in unicast
view. This command specifies the sending destination address to fit some
non-broadcast networks. Usually, it is not recommended to use this command.
Example
# Specify the sending destination address 202.38.165.1.
[3Com-rip] peer 202.38.165.1

preference

Syntax
preference value
undo preference
View
RIP view
Parameter
value: Preference level, ranging from 1 to 255. By default, the value is 100.