Supported Platforms
preference (Protocols RIPng)
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Support for routing instances introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0.
Description
Specify the preference of external routes learned by RIPng as compared to those learned from other routing protocols.
By default, Junos OS assigns a preference of 100 to routes that originate from RIPng. When Junos OS determines that a route is to become the active route, the software selects the route with the lowest preference and installs this route into the forwarding table.
To modify the default RIPng preference value, include the preference statement.
Options
preference—Preference value. A lower value indicates a more preferred route.
Range: 0 through 4,294,967,295 (232 – 1)
Default: 100
Required Privilege Level
routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
