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Access-List and Distribute-List

Access-List and Distribute-List
Access-Group in/out and Distribute-List in/out


I have seen examples where they use an Access-List to determine the traffic to be Permitted or Denied, then you go to the interface and they use the Access-group command to alllow in/out the traffic

I also have seen Distribute-List  in /out that does pretty much the same thing. I would like to know where each command differs from other.

Access-group in/out can be used at the interface level only
Distribute-List in/out, at interface level  and global config level


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https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/11555036/difference-between-acl-distribution-list-and-route-map

A distribution list is actually a misnomer and does not really belong here A distribution list is really only a command that uses route-maps or ACLs to perform filtering of routing information advertised or received within a particular routing protocol. It is not a standalone filtering mechanism similar to ACLs/route-map.
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I was exactly at that link before I posed the question..
it is a little bit helpful...but they don't elaborate on the difference..for instance  Distribute list can be use the same way as the Access-group  when applied at the Interface level..

I want to know the similarities and the differences between..
Access-Group and Distribute-List
Can you provide an example of the distribute list command being used at the interface level?
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I meant for Interface ..

http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=2273507&seqNum=10



Router(config-router)#distribute-list 3 in fastethernet0/0

Creates an incoming distribute list for interface FastEthernet0/0 and refers to ACL 3

Router(config-router)#distribute-list 4 out serial0/0/0

Creates an outgoing distribute list for interface Serial0/0/0 and refers to ACL 4

Router(config-router)#distribute-list 5 out ospf 1

Filters updates advertised from OSPF process ID 1 into EIGRP autonomous system 10 according to ACL 5
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