Command Line Interface Reference Guide > The Configuration Menu > /cfg/l3/metrc <metric name> Default Gateway Metrics
/cfg/l3/metrc <metric name>
Default Gateway Metrics
If multiple default gateways are configured and enabled, you can select one of the following metrics to determine which primary gateway is selected:
 
Default Gateway Metrics (/cfg/l3/metrc) 
Metric
Description
strict
The gateway number determines its level of preference. Gateway 1 acts as the preferred default IP gateway until it fails or is disabled, at which point the next in line takes over as the default IP gateway.
roundrobin
This provides basic gateway load balancing. Alteon sends each new gateway request to the next healthy, enabled gateway in line. All gateway requests to the same destination IP address are resolved to the same gateway.