The wikipedia article explains it rather well... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIGRP
By default, only Bandwidth & Delay are used in the metric calculation. Basically with only K1 & K3 set to "1" and the rest set to zero, then really only all you have left is bandwidth & delay to think about. If you want to use the other metrics in the calculation, then turn those K values on (ie to 1). I have answered two different questions related to the same concept in this thread. Cheers, Matt CCIE #22386 CCSI #31207 On 7 March 2010 11:19, Joe Astorino <[email protected]> wrote: > What don't you understand Ahmed? > > > Regards, > > Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S) > Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert > Mailto: [email protected] > Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 > Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat > eFax: +1.810.454.0130 > > IPexpert is a premier provider of Classroom and Self-Study Cisco CCNA (R&S, > Voice & Security), CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and CCIE (R&S, Voice, Security & Service > Provider) Certification Training with locations throughout the United > States, Europe and Australia. Be sure to check out our online communities at > www.ipexpert.com/communities and our public website at www.ipexpert.com > ------------------------------ > *From: * Ahmed Haji Munye <[email protected]> > *Date: *Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:46:32 +0000 (GMT) > *To: *Matt Hill<[email protected]>; Joe Astorino<[email protected]> > *Cc: *Adam Booth<[email protected]>; CC IE<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] When and How do I know when dealy and > metric are Off ot ON. > > > > Hi Joe > > I don´t understand it. > > Kr > Ahmed > > --- Den *lör 2010-03-06 skrev Joe Astorino <[email protected]>*: > > > Från: Joe Astorino <[email protected]> > Ämne: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] When and How do I know when dealy and metric are > Off ot ON. > Till: "Matt Hill" <[email protected]> > Kopia: "Adam Booth" <[email protected]>, "CC IE" < > [email protected]>, "Ahmed Haji Munye" <[email protected]> > Datum: lördag 6 mars 2010 18.07 > > I think there may be some misunderstanding here. You know they are "off" > simply because they do not match the output you are given in the lab > question. When you are given command output in the CCIE lab you need to > make absolutely certain that your output matches EXACTLY. This would be an > example of that. In the question we give you "sh ip route" output, and it > needs to match exactly. In the DSG, there are some parts where we are going > through and noticing that in fact some things like the delay do NOT match, > and that they need tweaked. > > HTH > > > > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Matt Hill > <[email protected]<http://se.mc246.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Are you using the same interfaces as the book says? ie does the book talk >> about Gig-E and your interfaces FE? >> >> Cheers, >> Matt >> >> CCIE #22386 >> CCSI #31207 >> >> >> On 6 March 2010 20:28, Adam Booth >> <[email protected]<http://se.mc246.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi Ahmed, >>> >>> "show ip protocols" will give you the EIGRP metric weights which you can >>> use to determine which metrics are being used to generate the composite >>> metric. >>> >>> K3 is used for delay, if it's 0 then it is not actually being used. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Ahmed Haji Munye >>> <[email protected]<http://se.mc246.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I am on LAB 9 EIGRP, Detailed Solutions, on top of Page 231 (the third >>>> Line) it says " the metric is off and the delay value is off on the on the >>>> second link there ". But what I see is Metric 20517120 and Delay 20200 on >>>> that second link. >>>> >>>> When and How do I know when dealy and metric are Off ot ON. >>>> >>>> Kind Regards >>>> Ahmed >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Använder du Yahoo!? >>>> Är du trött på spam? Yahoo! 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