Layer 3 Routing Commands 1778User GuidelinesOnly routers that actually have Internet connectivity should advertise adefault route. All other routers in the network should learn the default routefrom routers that have connections out to the Internet.Exampleconsole(config-router)#default-information originatedefault-metricUse the default-metric command in Router RIP Configuration mode to set adefault for the metric of distributed routes. Use the no form of the commandto return the metric to the default value.Syntaxdefault-metric number-valueno default-metric• number-value — Metric for the distributed routes. (Range: 1-15)Default ConfigurationDefault metric is not configured by default.Command ModeRouter RIP Configuration mode.User GuidelinesThis command has no user guidelines.ExampleThe following example sets a default of 12 for the metric of distributedroutes.console(config-router)#default-metric 12
