Creating Trusted Rip Neighbors - Lucent Technologies Cajun P220 Operation Manual

Parameter
Receive Version
Split Horizon
Default Route
Auth Type
Auth Key
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Creating Trusted RIP Neighbors

Trusted RIP neighbors enable you to enhance a Cajun switch's security by enabling one
or more neighbors to relay RIP information.
CAUTION: Adding one or more trusted RIP neighbors ensures that your router
Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operation Guide
Table 8-2. RIP Interface Parameters (Continued)
Allows you to...
Specify the version of RIP you want to use to receive packets.
Selections include:
• V1
• V2
• V1/V2
Specify that IP routes learned from an immediate
neighbor are not advertised back to the neighbor from
which the routes were learned.
• Split Horizon - Routes are not advertised.
• Split Horizon with Poison Reverse - Routes are
advertised with an infinite metric (16).
Specify the mode for the default route. Different states include:
• Disable - Disables the default route.
• Talk Only - Send RIP information to the network.
• Listen Only - Receive RIP information from the network.
• Talk/Listen - Both send and receive RIP information from
the network.
Specify the type of authentication available for use on a given
RIP interface. Authentication types include:
• None - No authentication available.
• Simple - Uses a clear-text password for validation.
• MD5 - Uses a stronger encryption technique for
passwords.
Enter the authorization key value.
accepts only information from these neighbors. Consequently, all
other information is filtered. Do not create trusted RIP neighbor(s) if
you do not wish to filter RIP information from the network.
Configuring the RIP Routing Protocol (Layer 3)
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