Administrative Distance

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Administrative Distance – A per-protocol preference value, also called route preference, used to select the active route when multiple protocols learn the same prefix; the lowest value wins, with VOS defaults such as 0 for connected routes, 1 for static, 20 for EBGP, and 200 for IBGP. See: Configure Virtual Routers, Troubleshoot Routing Protocols