Bay Networks Baystream 7 Configuration And Troubleshooting Manual page 169

1.
2.
RIP 1 packets do not contain a password field, so they cannot be authenticated.
Therefore, if you leave the
(which accepts both RIP 1 and RIP 2 packets), setting
partial security.
Once you have set
authenticated if both of the following conditions are met:
•
•
The Annex accepts all RIP 2 messages it authenticates, but does not necessarily
discard all unauthenticated messages it receives.
that determine whether the Annex accepts or discards a RIP message.
Table C-6.
Annex Status
Annex configured for
authentication
Annex not configured for
authentication
Although RIP 2 authentication cannot protect your system against a user who has
the physical means or access to diagnostic tools to tap the network, it nevertheless
prevents Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP) or PPP users from injecting routes
into the system.
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From the Configure menu, select the Boot option.
Click on Apply.
rip_auth
The message includes the required authentication information. This means
that the Address Family Identifier field of the first entry in the message must
have a value of 0xFFFF, the Authentication Type field of the first entry must
have a value of 2 (a value of 1 indicates no authentication), and the
Authentication field must contain a 16-byte unencrypted password.
The password in the message matches the value of the
Remote Annex RIP Version 2 Authentication
BayStream Multiservice Software Version 7.2
Using Quick2Config and Annex Manager
parameter set to the default both
rip_recv_version
to a password, an incoming RIP 2 message is
If the Message Includes
Authentication
Annex accepts the message
if the passwords match;
otherwise, the Annex
discards the message.
Annex discards the
message.
provides only
rip_auth
parameter.
rip_auth
Table C-6 shows the conditions
If the Message Does Not
Include Authentication
Annex discards the
message.
Annex accepts the
message.
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