Chapter 11
Neobit 1012VA-II ADSL Ethernet Router User’s Guide
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Configuring the Neobit 1012VA’s Interfaces with RIP
The following instructions describe how to enable RIP on the Neobit
1012VA
Note
In order for the Neobit 1012VAto communicate with other devices
using RIP, you must also enable the other devices to use the
protocol. See the product documentation for those devices.
1. Log into the Configuration Manager, click the Services tab,
and then click
RIP
in the task bar.
The RIP Configuration page displays, as shown in Figure 31.
Figure 31. RIP Configuration Page
The page contains radio buttons for enabling or disabling the
RIP feature and a table listing interfaces on which the protocol
is currently running. The first time you open this page, the table
may be empty.
2. If necessary, change the Age and Update Time.
These are global settings for all interfaces that use RIP.
Age
is the amount of time in seconds that the device’s RIP
table will retain each route that it learns from adjacent
computers.
Update Time
specifies how frequently the Neobit
1012VAwill send out its routing table its neighbors.
3. In the IFName column, select the name of the interface on
which you want to enable RIP.
For communication with RIP-enabled devices on your LAN,
select eth-0 or the name of the appropriate virtual Ethernet
interface.
For communication with your ISP or a remote LAN, select the
corresponding ppp, eoa, or other WAN interface.
4. Select a metric value for the interface.
RIP uses a “hop count” as a way to determine the best path to
a given destination in the network. The hop count is the sum of
the metric values assigned to each port through which data is
passed before reaching the destination. Among several
