---
name: "eigrpd.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eigrpd.conf"
---

# eigrpd.conf(5)

EIGRP routing daemon configuration file

## NAME

**eigrpd.conf** – EIGRP routing daemon configuration file

## DESCRIPTION

The [eigrpd(8)](/eigrpd/8.md) daemon implements the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.

The **eigrpd.conf** config file is divided into the following main sections:

- Macros

  Definitions of variables that can be used later, simplifying the configuration file.

- Global configuration

  Global settings for [eigrpd(8)](/eigrpd/8.md).

- Routing instances

  Multiple routing instances can be defined. Routing instances are defined hierarchically by address-family and then autonomous-system.

- Interfaces configuration

  Interface-specific parameters.

Arguments not beginning with a letter, digit, or underscore must be quoted.

Additional configuration files can be included with the **include** keyword, for example:

```
include "/etc/eigrpd.sub.conf"
```

### Macros

A macro is defined with a command of the form *name*=*value*. The macro *name* can contain letters, digits, and underscores and cannot be a reserved word (for example, **bandwidth**, **interface**, or **hello-interval**). Within unquoted arguments, the string $*name* is later expanded to *value*.

For example:

```
fastethernet="100000"
address-family ipv4 {
	autonomous-system 1 {
		interface em1 {
			bandwidth $fastethernet
		}
	}
}
```

The same can be accomplished by specifying the bandwidth globally or within the address-family or autonomous-system declaration. Global configuration Several settings can be configured globally, per address-family, per autonomous-system and per interface. The only settings that can be set globally and not overruled are listed below.

- **fib-priority-internal** *prio*

  Set the routing priority of EIGRP internal routes to *prio*. The default is 28.

- **fib-priority-external** *prio*

  Set the routing priority of EIGRP external routes to *prio*. This option may be used as a simple loop-prevention mechanism when another routing protocol is being redistributed into EIGRP. The default is 28.

- **fib-priority-summary** *prio*

  Set the routing priority of EIGRP summary routes to *prio*. The default is 28.

-

  **fib-update** (**yes**\|**no**) If set to **no**, do not update the Forwarding Information Base, a.k.a. the kernel routing table. The default is **yes**.

- **rdomain** *tableid*

  Specifies the routing table [eigrpd(8)](/eigrpd/8.md) should modify. Table 0 is the default table.

- **router-id** *address*

  Set the router ID; if not specified, the numerically lowest IP address of the router will be used.

### Routing instances

Multiple routing instances can be defined. Routing instances are defined hierarchically by address-family and then autonomous-system.

```
address-family ipv4 {
	...
	autonomous-system 1 {
		...
		interface em0 {
			...
		}
	}
}
```

Routing-instance specific parameters are listed below.

- **active-timeout** *minutes*

  Set the maximum time to wait before declaring a route to be in the stuck in active state. If 0 is given, the active timeout is disabled. The default value is 3; valid range is 0-65535.

-

  **address-family** (**ipv4**\|**ipv6**) Specify an address-family section, grouping one or more autonomous-systems.

- **autonomous-system** *number*

  Specify the autonomous-system, grouping one or more interfaces. Valid range is 1-65535.

- **default-metric** *bandwidth* *delay* *reliability* *load* *mtu*

  Specify a default metric for all routes redistributed into EIGRP. Valid ranges are: 1-10000000 for the bandwidth, 1-16777215 for the delay, 1-255 for the reliability, 1-255 for the load and 1-65535 for the mtu.

- **k-values** *K1* *K2* *K3* *K4* *K5* *K6*

  Set the coefficients used by the composite metric calculation. Two routers become neighbors only if their K-values are the same. For K1 and K3, The default value is 1. For K2, K4, K5 and K6 the default value is 0; valid range is 1-254.

- **maximum-hops** *number*

  Advertise as unreachable the routes with a hop count higher than specified. The default value is 100; valid range is 1-255.

- **maximum-paths** *number*

  Specify the maximum number of ECMP paths to be installed in the FIB for each route. The default value is 4; valid range is 1-32.

-

  \[**no**\] **redistribute**(**static**\|**connected**\|**ospf**\|**rip**\| **default**) \[**metric** *bandwidth* *delay* *reliability* *load* *mtu*\]

-

  \[**no**\] **redistribute** *prefix* \[**metric** *bandwidth* *delay* *reliability* *load* *mtu*\] If set to **connected**, routes to directly attached networks will be announced over EIGRP. If set to **static**, static routes will be announced over EIGRP. If set to **ospf**, OSPF routes will be announced over EIGRP. If set to **rip**, RIP routes will be announced over EIGRP. If set to **default**, a default route pointing to this router will be announced over EIGRP. It is possible to specify a network range with *prefix*; networks need to be part of that range to be redistributed. By default no additional routes will be announced over EIGRP.

  **redistribute** statements are evaluated in sequential order, from first to last. The first matching rule decides if a route should be redistributed or not. Matching rules starting with **no** will force the route to be not announced. The only exception is **default**, which will be set no matter what, and additionally **no** cannot be used together with it.

  It is possible to set the route **metric** for each redistribute rule.

- **variance** *multiplier*

  Set the variance used to permit the installation of feasible successors in the FIB if their metric is lower than the metric of the successor multiplied by the specified multiplier. The default value is 1; valid range is 1-128.

### Interfaces configuration

Each interface can have several parameters configured individually, otherwise they are inherited. Interfaces can pertain to multiple routing instances. An interface is specified by its name.

```
interface em0 {
	...
}
```

Interface-specific parameters are listed below.

- **bandwidth** *bandwidth*

  Set the interface bandwidth in kilobits per second. The bandwidth is used as part of the EIGRP composite metric. The default value is 100000; valid range is 1-10000000.

- **delay** *delay*

  Set the interface delay in tens of microseconds. The delay is used as part of the EIGRP composite metric. The default value is 10; valid range is 1-16777215.

- **hello-interval** *seconds*

  Set the hello interval. The default value is 5; valid range is 1-65535 seconds.

- **holdtime** *seconds*

  Set the hello holdtime. The default value is 15; valid range is 1-65535 seconds.

- **passive**

  Prevent transmission and reception of EIGRP packets on this interface.

-

  **split-horizon** (**yes**\|**no**) If set to **no**, the split horizon rule will be disabled on this interface. This option should be used with caution since it can introduce routing loops in point-to-point or broadcast networks. The default is **yes**.

- **summary-address** *address*/*len*

  Configure a summary aggregate address for this interface. Multiple summary addresses can be configured.

## FILES

- */etc/eigrpd.conf*

  [eigrpd(8)](/eigrpd/8.md) configuration file.

- */etc/examples/eigrpd.conf*

  Example configuration file.

## SEE ALSO

[eigrpctl(8)](/eigrpctl/8.md), [eigrpd(8)](/eigrpd/8.md), rc.conf.local(8)

## HISTORY

The **eigrpd.conf** file format first appeared in OpenBSD 5.9.

## AUTHORS

The [eigrpd(8)](/eigrpd/8.md) program was written by Renato Westphal ⟨*renato@openbsd.org*⟩.