Rip Interface Parameters; Configuring Rip Parameters; Enabling Rip - Foundry Networks Switch and Router Installation And Configuration Manual

RIP Interface Parameters

Table 16.2 lists the interface-level RIP parameters and their default values, and indicates where you can find
configuration information.
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Parameter Description
RIP version The version of the protocol that is supported on the
interface. The version can be one of the following:
• Version 1 only
• Version 2 only
• Version 1, but also compatible with version 2
Metric A numeric cost the router adds to RIP routes learned
on the interface. This parameter applies only to RIP
routes.
Advertising and Locally overrides the global setting. See Table 16.1
learning of on page 16-2.
default routes
Loop prevention The method a router uses to prevent routing loops
caused by advertising a route on the same interface
as the one on which the router learned the route.
• Split horizon – The router does not advertise a
route on the same interface as the one on which
the router learned the route.
• Poison reverse – The router assigns a cost of 16
("infinite" or "unreachable") to a route before
advertising it on the same interface as the one on
which the router learned the route.
Advertising and You can control the routes that a Layer 3 Switch
learning specific learns or advertises.
routes

Configuring RIP Parameters

Use the following procedures to configure RIP parameters on a system-wide and individual interface basis.

Enabling RIP

RIP is disabled by default. To enable it, use one of the following methods. When you enable RIP, the default RIP
version is RIPv2. You can change the RIP version on an individual port basis to RIPv1 or RIPv1 with RIPv2
compatibility if needed.
USING THE CLI
To enable RIP on a router, enter the following commands:
BigIron(config)# router rip
BigIron(config-rip-router)# exit
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Table 16.2: RIP Interface Parameters
Configuring RIP
Default See page...
Version 2 only 16-4
1 (one) 16-5
Disabled 16-10
Split horizon 16-12
Note: Enabling poison
reverse disables split
horizon on the
interface.
The Layer 3 Switch 16-13
learns and advertises
all RIP routes on all
interfaces.
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