Chapter 14 Configuring Rdp - Alcatel OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Manual

The Router Discovery Protocol (RDP) is an extension of ICMP that allows end hosts to discover routers
on their networks. This implementation of RDP supports the router requirements as defined in RFC 1256.
In This Chapter
This chapter describes the RDP feature and how to configure RDP parameters through the Command Line
Interface (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax
of commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
The following procedures are described:
"Enabling/Disabling RDP" on page
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"Creating an RDP Interface" on page
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"Specifying an Advertisement Destination Address" on page
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"Defining the Advertisement Interval" on page
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"Setting the Advertisement Lifetime" on page
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"Setting the Preference Levels for Router IP Addresses" on page
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"Verifying the RDP Configuration" on page
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