# distance

#### Syntax

The options available vary depending on your routing protocol context; that is, on whether you are configuring OSPF or RIP.

For OSPF:

[ no ] distance { ospfWeight | ospf { external distExt | inter-area disInter | intra-area disIntra } [ external distExt | inter-area distInter | intra-area distIntra ]* }

For RIP:

[ no ] distance ripWeight

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Defines an administrative distance for RIP or OSPF routes. A distance of 255 prevents the route from being installed in the routing table. The no version either negates a command or restores the command's defaults.

#### Options

- distance—Weight applied to OSPF routes
- ospfWeight—Value assigned to OSPF routes that are added to the IP routing table; a number in the range 1–255
- ospf—OSPF routes
- distExt—Distance for external type 5 and type 7 routes; a number in the range 1–255
- disInter—Distance for interarea routes; a number in the range 1–255
- disIntra—Distance for intra-area routes; a number in the range 1–255
- *—Indicates that one or more parameters can be repeated multiple times in a list in the command line
- ripWeight—Administrative distance assigned to RIP routes added to the IP routing table in the range 0–255; default value is 120

#### Mode

Address Family Configuration (RIP), Router Configuration (OSPF or RIP)