Motorola WS2000 System Reference Manual page 67

1. Select the RIP Type from the pull-down menu to be one of the following values.
No RIP Depending on the
lows the switch's router from exchanging routing information with other routers. Routing
information may not be appropriate to share, for example, if the switch manages a private
LAN.
RIP v1 RIP version 1 is a mature, stable, and widely supported protocol. It is well suited for use in
stub networks and in small autonomous systems that do not have enough redundant paths
to warrant the overhead of a more sophisticated protocol.
RIP v2 (v1 RIP version 2 (compatible with version 1) is an extension of RIP v1's capabilities, but it is still
compat) compatible with RIP version 1. RIP version 2 increases the amount of packet information to
provide a simple authentication mechanism to secure table updates.
RIP v2 RIP version 2 enables the use of a simple authentication mechanism to secure table
updates. More importantly, RIP version 2 supports subnet masks, a critical feature that is not
available in RIP version 1. This selection is not compatible with RIP version 1 support.
2. Select a routing direction from the RIP Direction drop-down menu.
(receive only), and TX only
3. If RIP v2 or RIP v2 (v1 compat)
becomes active. Select the type of authentication to use from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
Available options are:
None This option disables the RIP authentication.
Simple This option enable RIP version 2's simple authentication mechanism.
This setting activates the
MD5 This option enables the MD5 algorithm for data verification. MD5 takes as input a mes-
sage of arbitrary length and produces a 128-bit fingerprint. The MD5 algorithm is
intended for digital signature applications, in which a large file must be compressed in a
secure manner before being encrypted with a private (secret) key under a public-key cryp-
tographic system. The MD5 setting activates the
keys (below).
RIP Direction setting, the
(transmit only) are available options.
is the selected RIP type, the
Password (Simple Authentication)
WAN Configuration
No RIP option partially or completely disal-
Both (for both directions),
RIP v2 Authentication
field.
RIP v2 Authentication
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Rx only
area of the screen
settings for