3Com S7906E - Switch, Configuration Manual

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To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enable poison reverse rip poison-reverse
Required
Disabled by default
Configuring the Maximum Number of Load Balanced Routes
This task allows you to implement load balancing over multiple equal-cost RIP routes.
Follow these steps to configure the maximum number of load balanced routes:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view ––
Enter RIP view
rip [ process-id ]
[ vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]
––
Configure the maximum
number of load balanced routes maximum load-balancing
number
Optional
The default maximum number
is 8.
Enabling Zero Field Check on Incoming RIPv1 Messages
Some fields in the RIPv1 message must be zero. These fields are called zero fields. You can enable
zero field check on received RIPv1 messages. If such a field contains a non-zero value, the RIPv1
message will not be processed. If you are sure that all messages are trusty, you can disable zero field
check to save CPU resources.
This feature does not apply to RIPv2 packets that have no zero fields.
Follow these steps to enable zero field check on incoming RIPv1 messages:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
––
Enter RIP view
rip [ process-id ]
[ vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]
––
Enable zero field check on
received RIPv1 messages
checkzero
Optional
Enabled by default
Enabling Source IP Address Check on Incoming RIP Updates
You can enable source IP address check on incoming RIP updates.
For a message received on an Ethernet interface, RIP compares the source IP address of the message
with the IP address of the interface. If they are not in the same network segment, RIP discards the
message.
Follow these steps to enable source IP address check on incoming RIP updates: