Command
Distance
Use
Modifies the administrative distance for RIP routes.
Syntax
Router(config-router)#distance <1-255>
OR
Router(config-router)#distance <1-255> <source IP> <wildcard bits> <list>
Options
| <source IP> | The IP from which the routes are comming from |
| <wildcard bits> | The wildcard mask |
| <list> | Access list |
Example
First, the administrative distance for all rip routes is changed by issuing the command distance 100.
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R1#conf t |
The rip route tables are displayed, showing the newly changed adminstrative distance.
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R1(config-router)#do show ip route rip |
Next, we’ll be changing the administrative distance of 1.1.1.1 to 80. To do this, an access list must be created first.
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R2(config-router)#access-list 66 permit 1.1.1.1 |
Here’s the rip route displaying the changed administrative distance of 1.1.1.1.
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R2(config-router)#do show ip route rip |
