default-information originate

This command originates an AS-External (type-5) LSA describing a default route into all external routing capable areas, of the specified metric and metric type.

Syntax

 default-information originate 
default-information originate metric <0-16777214> 
default-information originate metric <0-16777214> metric-type {1|2}
default-information originate metric <0-16777214> metric-type (1|2) route-map word
default-information originate always 
default-information originate always metric <0-16777214>
default-information originate always metric <0-16777214> metric-type {1|2}
default-information originate always metric <0-16777214> metric-type {1|2}route-map word
no default-information originate   

Command	Description
always	Sets always advertise default route.

Default

NA

Command Mode

Privileged User

Example

This command distributes a default route.

(config-data)# router ospf     
(conf-router) # default-information originate