Metric
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista
Metric
specifies the interface metric used to distinguish between multiple matching routes of the same prefix length. If multiple route prefixes match a packet destination, the route with the longest prefix length is preferred. If multiple matching routes exist with the same prefix length, then the route with the lower metric is used.
If Metric
is not specified, an automatic metric is generated.
The settings under Route must be added in the following order: Identifier, Metric, NextHopAddress, and then Prefix. After saving your Unattend file in Windows SIM, verify in the XML file that the output is shown in the correct order, as shown in the XML example below.
Values
Metric |
Specifies the interface metric used to distinguish between multiple matching routes of the same prefix length. |
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
windowsPE
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-TCPIP | Interfaces | Interface | Routes | Route | Metric
Applies To
For a list of the Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-TCPIP.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to configure TCPIP.
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-TCPIP" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="https://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Interfaces>
<!-- Add static IP address (192.168.0.1/24, ffff:1::3/48) & route (12.34.0.0/16) to interface with identifier "Ethernet 1" --> <Interface wcm:action="add">
<Ipv4Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>true</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>20</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>false</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv4Settings>
<Ipv6Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>30</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>true</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv6Settings>
<!-- Target the interface with identifier "Ethernet 1" --> <Identifier>Ethernet 1</Identifier>
<UnicastIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">192.168.0.1/24</IpAddress>
<IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="2">ffff:1::3/48</IpAddress>
</UnicastIpAddresses>
<Routes>
<Route wcm:action="add">
<Identifier>1</Identifier>
<Metric>10</Metric>
<NextHopAddress>12.34.0.0</NextHopAddress>
<Prefix>16</Prefix>
</Route>
<Route wcm:action="add">
<Identifier>10</Identifier>
<Metric>29</Metric>
<NextHopAddress>12.34.56.0</NextHopAddress>
<Prefix>24</Prefix>
</Route>
</Routes>
</Interface>
<Interface wcm:action="add">
<Ipv4Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>true</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>20</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>false</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv4Settings>
<Ipv6Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>10</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>true</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv6Settings>
<Identifier>Local Area Connection</Identifier>
<UnicastIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">123.45.67.8</IpAddress>
</UnicastIpAddresses>
<Routes>
<Route wcm:action="add">
<Identifier>1</Identifier>
<Metric>10</Metric>
<NextHopAddress>12.34.0.0</NextHopAddress>
<Prefix>16</Prefix>
</Route>
</Routes>
</Interface>
</Interfaces>
</component>
<Interfaces>
<Interface wcm:action="add">
<Ipv4Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>true</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>20</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>false</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv4Settings>
<Ipv6Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>30</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>true</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv6Settings>
<Identifier>123</Identifier>
<UnicastIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">192.168.0.1/24</IpAddress>
<IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="2">ffff:1::3/48</IpAddress>
</UnicastIpAddresses>
<Routes>
<Route wcm:action="add">
<Identifier>1</Identifier>
<Metric>10</Metric>
<NextHopAddress>12.34.0.0</NextHopAddress>
<Prefix>16</Prefix>
</Route>
<Route wcm:action="add">
<Identifier>10</Identifier>
<Metric>29</Metric>
<NextHopAddress>12.34.56.0</NextHopAddress>
<Prefix>24</Prefix>
</Route>
</Routes>
</Interface>
<Interface wcm:action="add">
<Ipv4Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>true</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>20</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>false</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv4Settings>
<Ipv6Settings>
<DhcpEnabled>false</DhcpEnabled>
<Metric>10</Metric>
<RouterDiscoveryEnabled>true</RouterDiscoveryEnabled>
</Ipv6Settings>
<Identifier>456</Identifier>
<UnicastIpAddresses>
<IpAddress wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">123.45.67.8</IpAddress>
</UnicastIpAddresses>
<Routes>
<Route wcm:action="add">
<Identifier>1</Identifier>
<Metric>10</Metric>
<NextHopAddress>12.34.0.0</NextHopAddress>
<Prefix>16</Prefix>
</Route>
</Routes>
</Interface>
</Interfaces>