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Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 13-1
13 RIP CONFIGURATION GUIDE
This chapter describes how to configure the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on the Riverstone RS Switch
Router. RIP is a distance-vector routing protocol for use in small networks. RIP is described in RFC 1723. A router
running RIP broadcasts updates at set intervals. Each update contains paired values where each pair consists of an
IP network address and an integer distance to that network. RIP uses a hop count metric to measure the distance
to a destination.
The Riverstone RS Switch Router provides support for RIP Version 1 and 2. The RS implements plain text and
MD5 authentication methods for RIP Version 2.
The protocol independent features that apply to RIP are described in Chapter 11, "IP Routing Configuration
Guide."
13.1 CONFIGURING RIP
By default, RIP is disabled on the RS and on each of the attached interfaces. To configure RIP on the RS, follow
these steps:
1. Start the RIP process by entering the
rip start
command.
2. Use the
rip add interface
command to inform RIP about the attached interfaces.
13.1.1 Enabling and Disabling RIP
To enable or disable RIP, enter one of the following commands in Configure mode.
13.1.2 Configuring RIP Interfaces
To configure RIP in the RS, you must first add interfaces to inform RIP about attached interfaces.
Enable RIP.
rip start
Disable RIP.
rip stop