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CCNARoutingandSwitchingPortable
CommandGuide:EnhancedInteriorGateway
RoutingProtocol(EIGRP)
Date:Jun24,2013ByScottEmpson.SampleChapterisprovidedcourtesyofCiscoPress.
TheexcerptfromTheCCNARoutingandSwitchingPortableCommandGuide
summarizesallCCNAcertificationlevelCiscoIOSSoftwarecommands,keywords,
commandarguments,andassociatedpromptsfortopicsrelatedtotheEnhancedInterior
GatewayRoutingProtocol(EIGRP).
Thischapterprovidesinformationandcommandsconcerningthefollowingtopics:
ConfiguringEnhancedInteriorGatewayRoutingProtocol(EIGRP)
EIGRPautosummarization
EIGRPmanualsummarization
PassiveEIGRPinterfaces
Equalcostloadbalancing:Maximumpaths
Unequalcostloadbalancing:variance
Bandwidthuse
Authentication
VerifyingEIGRP
TroubleshootingEIGRP
Configurationexample:EIGRP
ConfiguringEnhancedInteriorGatewayRoutingProtocol(EIGRP)

Router(config)#router
eigrp100

Router(config
router)#network10.0.0.0
Router(config
if)#bandwidthx

Router(config
router)#eigrplog
neighborchanges
Router(configrouter)#no
network10.0.0.0
Router(config)#norouter

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TurnsontheEIGRPprocess.
100istheautonomoussystem
(AS)number,whichcanbea
numberbetween1and65,535.
Allroutersinthesame
autonomoussystemmustusethe
sameautonomoussystem
number.
Specifieswhichnetworkto
advertiseinEIGRP.
Setsthebandwidthofthis
interfacetoxkilobitstoallow
EIGRPtomakeabettermetric
calculation.
NOTEThiscommandisentered
attheinterfacecommandprompt
(configif)andnotintherouter
processprompt(configrouter).
Thesettingcandifferforeach
interfacetowhichitisapplied.
TIPThebandwidthcommand
isusedformetriccalculations
only.Itdoesnotchangeinterface
performance.
Changeswithneighborswillbe
displayed.
Removesthenetworkfromthe
EIGRPprocess.
Disablesroutingprocess100and

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Router(config)#norouter
eigrp100

Disablesroutingprocess100and
removestheentireEIGRP
configurationfromtherunning
configuration.

Router(config
router)#network10.0.0.0
0.255.255.255

Identifieswhichinterfacesor
networkstoincludeinEIGRP.
Interfacesmustbeconfigured
withaddressesthatfallwithinthe
wildcardmaskrangeofthe
networkstatement.Anetwork
maskcanalsobeusedhere.

TIP
Theuseofawildcardmaskornetworkmaskisoptional.
TIP
Thereisnolimittothenumberofnetworkstatements(thatis,networkcommands)thatyou
canconfigureonarouter.
TIP
Ifyouusethenetwork172.16.1.00.0.0.255commandwithawildcardmask,inthis
examplethecommandspecifiesthatonlyinterfacesonthe172.16.1.0/24subnetwill
participateinEIGRP.However,becauseEIGRPautomaticallysummarizesroutesonthe
majornetworkboundarybydefault,thefullClassBnetworkof172.16.0.0willbe
advertised.
TIP
Ifyoudonotusetheoptionalwildcardmask,theEIGRPprocessassumesthatalldirectly
connectednetworksthatarepartoftheoverallmajornetworkwillparticipateintheEIGRP
processandthatEIGRPwillattempttoestablishneighborrelationshipsfromeachinterface
thatispartofthatClassA,B,orCmajornetwork.

Router(config
router)#metric
weightstosk1k2
k3k4k5

Changesthedefaultkvaluesusedin
metriccalculation.
Thesearethedefaultvalues:
tos=0,k1=1,k2=0,k3=1,k4=0,k5=0

NOTE
tosisareferencetotheoriginalInteriorGatewayRoutingProtocol(IGRP)intentiontohave
IGRPperformtypeofservicerouting.Becausethiswasneveradoptedintopractice,the
tosfieldinthiscommandisalwayssettozero(0).
NOTE
Withdefaultsettingsinplace,themetricofEIGRPisreducedtotheslowestbandwidthplus
thesumofallthedelaysoftheexitinterfacesfromthelocalroutertothedestination
network.
TIP
FortworouterstoformaneighborrelationshipinEIGRP,thekvaluesmustmatch.
CAUTION
Unlessyouareveryfamiliarwithwhatisoccurringinyournetwork,itisrecommendedthat
youdonotchangethekvalues.
EIGRPAutoSummarization

Router(config
router)
#autosummary

Enablesautosummarizationforthe
EIGRPprocess.
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NOTEThebehavioroftheauto
summarycommandisdisabledby
defaultofCiscoIOSSoftwareVersions
15andlater.Earliersoftwaregenerally
hasautomaticsummarizationenabled
bydefault.

Router(config
router)
#noautosummary

Turnsofftheautosummarization
feature.

EIGRPManualSummarization

Router(config)#interface
fastethernet0/0

Entersinterfaceconfigurationmode.

Router(configif)#ip
summaryaddresseigrp
10010.10.0.0
255.255.0.075

Enablesmanualsummarizationfor
EIGRPautonomoussystem100on
thisspecificinterfaceforthegiven
addressandmask.Anadministrative
distanceof75isassignedtothis
summaryroute.
NOTETheadministrativedistance
argumentisoptionalinthiscommand.
Withoutit,anadministrativedistance
of5isautomaticallyappliedtothe
summaryroute.

CAUTION
EIGRPautomaticallysummarizesnetworksattheclassfulboundary.Apoorlydesigned
networkwithdiscontiguoussubnetscouldhaveproblemswithconnectivityifthe
summarizationfeatureislefton.Forinstance,youcouldhavetworoutersadvertisethe
samenetwork172.16.0.0/16wheninfacttheywantedtoadvertisetwodifferent
networks172.16.10.0/24and172.16.20.0/24.
Recommendedpracticeisthatyouturnoffautomaticsummarizationifnecessary,usethe
ipsummaryaddresscommand,andsummarizemanuallywhatyouneedto.
PassiveEIGRPInterfaces

Router(config)#routereigrp
110
Router(config
router)#network10.0.0.0
Router(config
router)#passiveinterface
fastethernet0/0

Router(configrouter)
#passiveinterfacedefault
Router(config)#nopassive
interfaceserial0/0/1

StartstheEIGRProuting
process.
Specifiesanetworkto
advertiseintheEIGRProuting
process.
Preventsthesendingofhello
packetsouttheFastEthernet
0/0interface.Noneighbor
adjacencywillbeformed.
Preventsthesendingofhello
packetsoutallinterfaces.
Enableshellopacketstobe
sentoutinterfaceSerial0/0/1,
therebyallowingneighbor
adjacenciestoform

EqualCostLoadBalancing:MaximumPaths

Router(config)#routereigrp100
Router(configrouter)#network

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Router(configrouter)#network
10.0.0.0

Specifieswhichnetworkto
advertiseinEIGRP

Router(configrouter)#maximum
paths6

Setthemaximumnumber
ofparallelroutesthat
EIGRPwillsupportto6

NOTE
Withthemaximumpathsrouterconfigurationcommand,upto32equalcostentriescan
beintheroutingtableforthesamedestination.Thedefaultisfour.
NOTE
Settingthemaximumpathto1disablesloadbalancing.
UnequalCostLoadBalancing:Variance

Router(config)#routereigrp
100

Createsroutingprocess100

Specifieswhichnetworkto
advertiseinEIGRP
Router(configrouter)#variance Instructstheroutertoinclude
n
routeswithametriclessthan
orequaltontimesthe
minimummetricrouteforthat
destination,wherenisthe
numberspecifiedbythe
variancecommand
Router(configrouter)#network
10.0.0.0

NOTE
Ifapathisnotafeasiblesuccessor,itisnotusedinloadbalancing.
NOTE
EIGRPsupportsuptosixunequalcostpaths.
BandwidthUse

Router(config)#interface
serial0/0/0

Entersinterfaceconfigurationmode.

Router(configif)
#bandwidth256

Setsthebandwidthofthisinterfaceto
256kilobitstoallowEIGRPtomakea
bettermetriccalculation.

Router(configif)#ip
bandwidthpercenteigrp
50100

Configuresthepercentageof
bandwidththatmaybeusedby
EIGRPonaninterface.
50istheEIGRPautonomoussystem
number.
100isthepercentagevalue.
100%*256=256kbps.

NOTE
Bydefault,EIGRPissettouseonlyupto50percentofthebandwidthofaninterfaceto
exchangeroutinginformation.Valuesgreaterthan100percentcanbeconfigured.This
configurationoptionmightproveusefulifthebandwidthissetartificiallylowforother
reasons,suchasmanipulationoftheroutingmetricortoaccommodateanoversubscribed
multipointFrameRelayconfiguration.
NOTE
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Theipbandwidthpercentcommandreliesonthevaluesetbythebandwidthcommand.
Authentication

Router(config)#interface
serial0/0/0

Entersinterfaceconfigurationmode.

EnablesMessageDigest5algorithm
(MD5)authenticationinEIGRP
packetsovertheinterface.
Router(configif)#ip
EnablesauthenticationofEIGRP
authenticationkeychain packets.
Router(configif)#ip
authenticationmode
eigrp100md5

eigrp100romeo

romeoisthenameofthekeychain.
Router(configif)#exit
Returnstoglobalconfigurationmode.
Router(config)#keychain Identifiesakeychain.Thename
romeo
mustmatchthenameconfiguredin
interfaceconfigurationmodeabove.
Router(config
Identifiesthekeynumber.
keychain)#key1

NOTETherangeofkeysisfrom0
to2147483647.Thekeyidentification
numbersdonotneedtobe
consecutive.Atleast1keymustbe
definedonakeychain.
Router(configkeychain Identifiesthekeystring.
key)#keystring
shakespeare

NOTEThestringcancontainfrom
1to80uppercaseandlowercase
alphanumericcharacters,exceptthat
thefirstcharactercannotbea
number.
Router(configkeychain Optionallyspecifiestheperiodduring
key)#acceptlifetime
whichthekeycanbereceived.
starttime{infinite|
endtime|duration
seconds}

NOTEThedefaultstarttimeand
theearliestacceptabledateis
January1,1993.Thedefaultend
timeisaninfiniteperiod.
Router(configkeychain
key)#sendlifetime
starttime{infinite|
endtime|duration
seconds}

Optionallyspecifiestheperiodduring
whichthekeycanbesent.

NOTEThedefaultstarttimeand
theearliestacceptabledateis
January1,1993.Thedefaultend
timeisaninfiniteperiod.
NOTE
Forthestarttimeandtheendtimetohaverelevance,ensurethattherouterknowsthe
correcttime.RecommendedpracticedictatesthatyourunNetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)or
someothertimesynchronizationmethodifyouintendtosetlifetimesonkeys.
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Router#showip
eigrpneighbors

Displaystheneighbortable.

Router#showip
eigrpneighbors
detail

Displaysadetailedneighbortable.

Router#showip
eigrpinterfaces

TIPTheshowipeigrpneighbors
detailcommandverifieswhethera
neighborisconfiguredasastubrouter.
Showsinformationforeachinterface.

Router#showip
eigrpinterfaces
serial0/0/0

Showsinformationforaspecific
interface.

Router#showip
eigrpinterfaces
100

Showsinformationforinterfacesrunning
process100.

Router#showip
eigrptopology

Displaysthetopologytable.

Router#showip
eigrptraffic
Router#showip
route
Router#showip
routeeigrp
Router#showip
protocols
Router#showkey
chain

TIPTheshowipeigrptopology
commandshowsyouwhereyour
feasiblesuccessorsare.
Showsthenumberandtypeofpackets
sentandreceived.
Showsthecompleteroutingtable.
ShowsaroutingtablewithonlyEIGRP
entries.
Showstheparametersandcurrentstate
oftheactiveroutingprotocolprocess.
Showsauthenticationkeyinformation.

TroubleshootingEIGRP

Router#debugeigrp
fsm

Displaysevents/actionsrelatedto
EIGRPfeasiblesuccessormetrics
(FSM)

Router#debugeigrp
packet

Displaysevents/actionsrelatedto
EIGRPpackets
Displaysevents/actionsrelatedtoyour
EIGRPneighbors
Displaysevents/actionsrelatedto
EIGRPprotocolpackets.
Displaysevents/actionsrelatedtoyour
EIGRPneighbors
DisplaysEIGRPeventnotifications

Router#debugeigrp
neighbor
Router#debugip
eigrp
Router#debugip
eigrpneighbor
Router#debugip
eigrpnotifications

ConfigurationExample:EIGRP
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Figure81illustratesthenetworktopologyfortheconfigurationthatfollows,whichshows
howtoconfigureEIGRPusingthecommandscoveredinthischapter.

Figure81NetworkTopologyforEIGRPConfiguration

AustinRouter

Movestoprivilegedmode.
Austin#configureterminal Movestoglobalconfiguration
mode.
Austin(config)#interface Entersinterfaceconfiguration
serial0/0/0
mode.
Austin(configif)#ip
AssignstheIPaddressand
address172.16.20.1
netmask.
Austin>enable

255.255.255.0

Austin(configif)#ip
authenticationmode
eigrp100md5

EnablesMD5authenticationin
EIGRPpackets.

Austin(configif)#ip
authenticationkeychain
eigrp100susannah

EnablesauthenticationofEIGRP
packets.
susannahisthenameofthekey
chain.
Enablestheinterface.

Austin(configif)#no
shutdown
Austin(config
if)#interface
fastethernet0/1

Entersinterfaceconfiguration
mode.

Austin(configif)#ip
address172.16.10.1
255.255.255.0

AssignstheIPaddressand
netmask.

Austin(configif)#no
shutdown

Enablestheinterface.

Austin(configif)#router
eigrp100

EnablesEIGRProuting.

Austin(configrouter)#no
autosummary

Disablesautosummarization.

Austin(config
router)#eigrplog
neighborchanges

Changeswithneighborswillbe
displayed.

Austin(config
router)#network
172.16.0.0

Advertisesdirectlyconnected
networks(classfuladdressonly).

Preventsthesendingofhello
packetsouttheFastEthernet0/1
interface.Noneighboradjacency
willbeformed.
Austin(configrouter)#key Identifiesakeychainname,which
chainsusannah
mustmatchthenameconfigured
ininterfaceconfigurationmode.
Austin(config
router)#passiveinterface
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Austin(config
keychain)#key1

Identifiesthekeynumber.

Austin(configkeychain
key)#keystringtower

Identifiesthekeystring.

Austin(configkeychain
key)#acceptlifetime
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infinite

Specifiestheperiodduringwhich
thekeycanbereceived.

Austin(configkeychain
key)#sendlifetime
06:30:00Apr192013
09:45:00Apr192013

Specifiestheperiodduringwhich
thekeycanbesent.

Austin(configkeychain
key)#exit

Returnstoglobalconfiguration
mode.
Returnstoprivilegedmode
Savestheconfigurationto
NVRAM.

Austin(config)#exit
Austin#copyrunning
configstartupconfig

HoustonRouter

Movestoprivilegedmode.
Houston#configureterminal Movestoglobalconfiguration
mode.
Houston(config)#interface
Entersinterfaceconfiguration
serial0/0/1
mode.
Houston(configif)#ip
AssignstheIPaddressand
address172.16.20.2
netmask.
Houston>enable

255.255.255.0

Houston(configif)#ip
authenticationmodeeigrp
100md5

EnablesMD5authenticationin
EIGRPpackets.

Houston(configif)#ip
authenticationkeychain
eigrp100eddie

EnablesauthenticationofEIGRP
packets.eddieisthenameof
thekeychain.
Setstheclockrate.

Houston(configif)#clock
rate56000
Houston(configif)#no
shutdown

Enablestheinterface.

Houston(config
if)#interfacefastethernet
0/1

Entersinterfaceconfiguration
mode.

Houston(configif)#ip
address172.16.30.1
255.255.255.0

AssignstheIPaddressand
netmask.

Houston(configif)#no
shutdown

Enablestheinterface.

Houston(configif)#router
eigrp100

EnablesEIGRProuting.

Houston(configrouter)#no
autosummary

Disablesautosummarization.

Houston(config
router)#eigrplogneighbor
changes

Changeswithneighborswillbe
displayed.

Houston(config
router)#network172.16.0.0

Advertisesdirectlyconnected
networks(classfuladdressonly).

Houston(config
router)#passiveinterface
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Preventsthesendingofhello
packetsouttheFastEthernet
0/1interface.Noneighbor
adjacencywillbeformed.
Houston(configrouter)#key Identifiesakeychainname,
chaineddie
whichmustmatchthename
configuredininterface
configurationmode.
Houston(config
Identifiesthekeynumber.
fastethernet0/1

keychain)#key1

Houston(configkeychain
key)#keystringtower

Identifiesthekeystring.

Houston(configkeychain
key)#acceptlifetime
06:30:00Apr192013
infinite

Specifiestheperiodduring
whichthekeycanbereceived.

Houston(configkeychain
key)#sendlifetime06:30:00
Apr19201309:45:00Apr19
2013

Specifiestheperiodduring
whichthekeycanbesent.

Returnstoglobalconfiguration
mode.
Houston(config)#exit
Returnstoprivilegedmode.
Houston#copyrunningconfig Savestheconfigurationto
startupconfig
NVRAM.
Houston(configkeychain
key)#exit

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