Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 1225

should also have a static default route configured with an upstream ISP router as the destination. The always keyword will cause the router to advertise a default route to its neighbors, even if no valid default route is known. Example The following example always advertises default routes. console(config-router)#default-information originate always metric 100 metric-type 1 default-metric Use the default-metric command in Router OSPF Configuration mode to set a default for the metric of distributed routes. Use the no form of the command to remove the metric from the distributed routes. If the area has not been previously created, it is created by this command. If the area already exists, the default-metric information is added or modified. Syntax default-metric metric-value no default-metric • metric-value - The metric (or preference) value of the default route. (Range: 1-16777214) Default Configuration This command has no default configuration. Command Mode Router OSPF Configuration mode. User Guidelines This command has no user guidelines. Example The following example sets a value of 50 for the default metric. console(config-router)#default-metric 50 OSPF Commands 1225