EIGRP Link Cost (AD/FD Manipulation)

[Ahmed3415]

Hello all,

I would like to know how to calculate the link cost for EIGRP, I understand that the FD of the path to a network is calculated in some way through EIGRP metric. In a senerio (Refer to Image Attached) where the R1 is conneting to network and has 2 paths to reach the network. R1 via (5 AD to) R2 - (10 AD to) R3 - (10 AD to) R5 - (5 AD to) Netowrk, and another path is R1 via (5 AD to) R4 - (10 AD to) R5 - (5 AD to) Netowrk. So accourding to the condition on selecting feasible succesor no FS is selected as the condition is not met. So is there a way to manipulate the AD per segment on Link to Link bases in EGRP?

Thanks in Advance!

Ahmed

[paul driver]

Hello

Do you wish to manipulate a best path over two equal paths? if so you can set the delay value on one the interfaces to eigrp will calculate a higher or lower metric for that interface - as by default eigrp calculate metric based on lowest Bw & total delay - but its safer to just manipualte the delay value of the interface rather then the BW .

interface x/x

delay xxx

res

Paul

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[usasigcis]

pdriver is correct, also manipulating BW could cause other problems, as well as qos, link speed etc...