Disabling Host Route Reception; Advertising A Default Route - HP 5500 EI series Configuration Manual

Step
3. Disable RIPv2 automatic route
summarization.
4. Return to system view.
5. Enter interface view.
6. Configure a summary route.

Disabling host route reception

Perform this task to disable RIPv2 from receiving host routes from the same network to save network
resources. This feature does not apply to RIPv1.
To disable RIP from receiving host routes:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter RIP view.
3. Disable RIP from receiving
host routes.

Advertising a default route

You can advertise a default route on all RIP interfaces in RIP view or on a specific RIP interface in interface
view. The interface view setting takes precedence over the RIP view settings.
To disable an interface from advertising a default route, use the rip default-route no-originate command
on the interface.
To configure RIP to advertise a default route:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter RIP view.
3. Enable RIP to advertise a
default route.
4. Return to system view.
5. Enter interface view.
Command
undo summary
Quit
interface interface-type
interface-number
rip summary-address ip-address
{ mask | mask-length }
Command
system-view
rip [ process-id ] [ vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]
undo host-route
Command
system-view
rip [ process-id ] [ vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]
default-route { only | originate }
[ cost cost ]
quit
interface interface-type
interface-number
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Remarks
By default, RIPv2 automatic route
summarization is enabled.
N/A
N/A
By default, no summary route is
configured.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, RIP receives host routes.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, RIP does not advertise a
default route.
N/A
N/A