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Configuring the Preferred Address for an Interface

The preferred address on an interface is the default local address used for packets sourced by the local routing platform to destinations on the subnet. By default, the numerically lowest local address is chosen. For example, if the addresses 172.16.1.1/12, 172.16.1.2/12, and 172.16.1.3/12 are configured on the same interface, the preferred address on the subnet (by default, 172.16.1.1) would be used as a local address when you issue a ping 172.16.1.5 command.

To set a different preferred address for the subnet, include the preferred statement:




preferred;

You can include this statement at the following hierarchy levels:

[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family family address address]
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family family address address]

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