Configuring the poison reverse function, Configuring zero field check on ripng packets – H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches User Manual

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Generally, you are recommended to enable split horizon to prevent routing loops.

Configuring the poison reverse function

The poison reverse function enables a route learned from an interface to be advertised through the

interface. However, the metric of the route is set to 16. That is to say, the route is unreachable.

Follow these steps to configure poison reverse:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

––

Enter interface view

interface interface-type

interface-number

––

Enable the poison reverse function

ripng poison-reverse

Required

Disabled by default

Configuring Zero Field Check on RIPng Packets

Some fields in the RIPng packet must be zero. These fields are called zero fields. With zero field check

on RIPng packets enabled, if such a field contains a non-zero value, the entire RIPng packet will be

discarded. If you are sure that all packets are trusty, you can disable the zero field check to reduce the

CPU processing time.

Follow these steps to configure RIPng zero field check:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

––

Enter RIPng view

ripng [ process-id ]

––

Enable the zero field check

checkzero

Optional

Enabled by default

Configuring the Maximum Number of Equal Cost Routes for Load Balancing

Follow these steps to configure the maximum number of equal cost RIPng routes for load balancing:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

––

Enter RIPng view

ripng [ process-id ]

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