3Com 4500G Family Configuration Manual page 354

If you make some RIP configurations in interface view before enabling RIP, those configurations
will take effect after RIP is enabled.
RIP runs only on the interfaces residing on the specified networks. Therefore, you need to specify
the network after enabling RIP to validate RIP on a specific interface.
You can enable RIP on all interfaces using the command network 0.0.0.0.
Configuring the interface behavior
Follow these steps to configure the interface behavior:
To do...
Enter system view
Enter RIP view
Disable an or all interfaces
from sending routing
updates (the interfaces can
still receive updates)
Return to system view
Enter interface view
Enable the interface to
receive RIP messages
Enable the interface to send
RIP messages
Configuring a RIP version
You can configure a RIP version in RIP or interface view.
If neither global nor interface RIP version is configured, the interface sends RIPv1 broadcasts and
can receive RIPv1 broadcast and unicast packets, and RIPv2 broadcast, multicast, and unicast
packets.
If an interface has no RIP version configured, it uses the global RIP version; otherwise it uses the
RIP version configured on it.
With RIPv1 configured, an interface sends RIPv1 broadcasts, and can receive RIPv1 broadcasts
and RIPv1 unicasts.
With RIPv2 configured, a multicast interface sends RIPv2 multicasts and can receive RIPv2
unicasts, broadcasts and multicasts.
With RIPv2 configured, a broadcast interface sends RIPv2 broadcasts and can receive RIPv1
unicasts, and broadcasts, and RIPv2 broadcasts, multicasts and unicasts.
Use the command...
system-view
rip [ process-id ]
silent-interface { interface-type
interface-number | all }
quit
interface interface-type
interface-number
rip input
rip output
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Remarks
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Optional
All interfaces can send
routing updates by default.
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Optional
Enabled by default
Optional
Enabled by default