Rip Version 1 Message Format - D-Link DGS-3308TG User Manual

RIP Version 1 Message Format

RIP messages can be classified into two types: routing information messages and messages used to request information.
Both use the same format which consist of a fixed header followed by and optional list of network and distance pairs. The
message format used by version 1 is shown below.
The COMMAND field specifies an operation according the following table:
Figure 5-17. RIP v.1 Message Format
Command
Request for partial or full routing information
1
Response containing network-distance pairs from
2
sender's routing table
Turn on trace mode (obsolete)
3
Turn off trace mode (obsolete)
4
Reserved for Sun Microsystem's internal use
5
Update Request
9
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