Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch Router, User'S Reference Manual

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Chapter 8: RIP Configuration Guide
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Enabling and Disabling RIP
To enable or disable RIP, enter one of the following commands in Configure mode.
Configuring RIP Interfaces
To configure RIP in the SSR, you must first add interfaces to inform RIP about attached
interfaces.
To add RIP interfaces, enter the following commands in Configure mode.
Configuring RIP Parameters
No further configuration is required, and the system default parameters will be used by
RIP to exchange routing information. These default parameters may be modified to suit
your needs by using the
rip set interface command.
Enable RIP. rip start
Disable RIP. rip stop
Add interfaces to the RIP
process.
rip add interface
<interfacename-or-IPaddr>
Add gateways from which
the SSR will accept RIP
updates.
rip add trusted-gateway
<interfacename-or-IPaddr>
Define the list of routers to
which RIP sends packets
directly, not through
multicast or broadcast.
rip add source-gateway
<interfacename-or-IPaddr>
RIP Parameter Default Value
Version number RIP v1
Check-zero for RIP reserved parameters Enabled
Whether RIP packets should be broadcast Choose
Preference for RIP routes 100
Metric for incoming routes 1
Metric for outgoing routes 0