show ip route preferences

This command displays detailed information about the route preferences for each type of route. Route preferences are used in determining the best route. Lower router preference values are preferred over higher router preference values. A route with a preference of 255 cannot be used to forward traffic

Format show ip route preferences
Modes
  • Privileged EXEC
  • User EXEC
Term
Definition
Local

The local route preference value.

Static

The static route preference value.

BGP External

The BGP external route preference value.

OSPF Intra

The OSPF Intra route preference value.

OSPF Inter

The OSPF Inter route preference value.

OSPF External

The OSPF External route preference value.

RIP

The RIP (Routing Information Protocol) route preference value.

BGP Internal

The BGP internal route preference value.

BGP Local

The BGP local route preference value.

Configured Default Gateway

The route preference value of the statically-configured default gateway

DHCP Default Gateway

The route preference value of the default gateway learned from the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.

The following example shows CLI display output for the command.

(alpha-stack) #show ip route preferences
Local.......................................... 0
Static......................................... 1
BGP External................................... 20
OSPF Intra..................................... 110
OSPF Inter..................................... 110
OSPF External.................................. 110
RIP............................................ 120
BGP Internal................................... 200
BGP Local...................................... 200
Configured Default Gateway..................... 253
DHCP Default Gateway........................... 254