ip route command - 'name' keyword

[johnlloyd_13]

hi all,

i'm trying to understand a static route on one of our router and found a 'name' keyword being used on one of its static routes. i've searched on cisco for this keyword (see URL below) but i still don't get it.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/iproute/command/reference/1rfindp1.html#wp1054112

is the keyword just like a 'remark' used in ACL or some sort of policy/route-map? i tried to dig further using show run | i <name> but no there's no output. a sample would be like below. thanks in advance!

ip route 172.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 name Seattle2Detroit

[AJ Cruz · Accepted solution]

Sounds to me like it's just informational.

" If you have several static routes, you can specify names that describe the purpose of each static route in order to more easily identify each one."

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[Joseph W. Doherty · Accepted solution]

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Yes, it's used like an ACL remark or a VLAN name.

[johnlloyd_13]

Hi guys,

Thanks for clearing my doubts!

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