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Configuring the Routing Information
This chapter describes how to configure the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on your Prestige.
9.1
RIP Overview
RIP is an Internet protocol you can set up to share routing table information with other routing devices on
your LAN, at your ISP's location, or on remote networks connected to your network via the ADSL line.
Generally, RIP is used to enable communication on autonomous networks. An autonomous network is one
in which all of the computers are administered by the same entity. An autonomous network may be a single
network, or a grouping of several networks under the same administration. An example of an autonomous
network is a corporate LAN, including devices that can access it from remote locations, such as the
computers telecommuters use.
Using RIP, each device sends its routing table to its closest neighbor every 30 seconds. The neighboring
device in turn passes the information on to its next neighbor and so on until all devices in the autonomous
network have the same set of routes.
9.1.1 When Should You Configure RIP?
Most small home or office networks do not need to use RIP; they have only one router, such as the Prestige,
and one path to an ISP. In these cases, there is no need to share routes, because all Internet data from the
network is sent to the same ISP gateway.
You may want to configure RIP if any of the following circumstances apply to your network:
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Your home network setup includes an additional router or RIP-enabled computer (other than the
Prestige). The Prestige and the router will need to communicate via RIP to share their routing
tables.
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Your network connects via the ADSL line to a remote network, such as a corporate network. In
order for your LAN to learn the routes used within your corporate network, they should both be
configured with RIP.
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Your ISP requests that you run RIP for communication with devices on their network.
Configuring the Routing Information Protocol
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