To restore the default behavior of automatic summarization of subnet routes into network-level routes, use the auto-summary router configuration command. To disable this feature and transmit subprefix routing information across classful network boundaries, use the no form of this command.
auto-summary
no auto-summary
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Default
Enabled (the software summarizes subprefixes to the classful network boundary when crossing classful network boundaries).
Command Mode
Router configuration
Usage Guidelines
This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 10.0.
Route summarization reduces the amount of routing information in the routing tables.
By default, BGP does not accept subnets redistributed from IGP. To advertise and carry subnet routes in BGP, use an explicit network command or the no auto-summary command. If you disable auto-summarization and have not entered a network command, you will not advertise network routes for networks with subnet routes unless they contain a summary route.
IP Enhanced IGRP summary routes are given an administrative distance value of 5. You cannot configure this value.
RIP Version 1 always uses automatic summarization. If you are using RIP Version 2, you can turn off automatic summarization by specifying no auto-summary. Disable automatic summarization if you must perform routing between disconnected subnets. When automatic summarization is off, subnets are advertised.
Example
The following example disables automatic summarization for process eigrp 109:
router eigrp 109 no auto-summary