ip rip offset

Use this command to add or remove an offset to the hop metric of an incoming or outgoing RIP route.

Syntax

ip rip offset {in | out} value
no ip rip offset {in | out}

Parameters

in Applies the hop offset to incoming metrics.
out Applies the hop offset to outgoing metrics.
value Specifies a positive offset to be applied to routes learned via RIP. Valid values are from 0 to 16. If the value is 0, no action is taken.

Defaults

None.

Mode

Interface configuration command mode.

Usage

Adding an offset on an interface is used for the purpose of making an interface a backup.

The “no” form of this command removes an offset.

Example

The following example shows how to add an offset of 1 to incoming RIP metrics on VLAN 1:

System(rw-config)->interface vlan 1
System(rw-config-intf-vlan.0.1)->ip rip offset in 1