Configuring Passwords; Verifying The Rip Configuration - Alcatel OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Manual

Configuring RIP

Configuring Passwords

If you configure simple or MD5 authentication you must configure a text string that will be used as the
password for the RIP interface. If a password is used, all switches that are intended to communicate with
each other must share the same password.
After configuring the interface for simple authentication as described above, configure the password for
the interface using the
enter a 16-byte text string. For example to configure a password "nms" you would enter:
-> ip rip interface 172.22.2.115 auth-key nms

Verifying the RIP Configuration

A summary of the show commands used for verifying the RIP configuration is given here:
show ip rip
show ip rip routes
show ip rip interface
show ip rip peer
show ip rip redist
show ip rip redist-filter
For more information about the displays that result from these commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Refer-
ence Guide.
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ip rip interface auth-key
Displays RIP status and general configuration parameters (e.g., forced
hold-down timer).
Displays the RIP routing database. The routing database contains all of
the routes learned through RIP.
Displays RIP interface status and configuration.
Displays active RIP neighbors (peers).
Displays general RIP redistribution parameters.
Displays currently-configured RIP redistribution filters.
command. Enter the IP address of the RIP interface, then
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