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This chapter describes how to configure RIP (Routing Information Protocol).
One of the protocols used by a router to build and maintain a picture of the network is
the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Using RIP, routers periodically update one
another and check for changes to add to the routing table. The
Corinex Wireless to
Powerline Router G
router supports both the older RIPv1 and the newer RIPv2
protocols. Among other improvements, RIPv2 supports subnet and multicast protocols.
RIP is not required for most home applications.
If you want to use the
Dynamic Routing – RIP
functionality, you must enable this
feature by selecting
Enabled
from the drop down menu. In that case you must define
the
RIP Password
and then choose the
RIP Version
.
This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router
sends. (It recognizes both formats when receiving.) By default, this is set for RIPv2.
•
RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks,
unless you have an unusual network setup.
•
RIP-2 carries more information. RIP-2 uses subnet broadcasting.
Two RIP modes are offered in the
RIP Mode
field:
•
Router with RIP on WAN interface
•
Gateway with RIP on both WAN & LAN interfaces
Port Forwarding
Corinex Wireless to Powerline Router G
creates a firewall between your internal network
and the Internet. A firewall keeps unwanted traffic from the Internet away from your LAN
computers. A ‘tunnel’ can be created through your firewall so that the computers on the
Internet can communicate to one of the computers on your LAN on a single port. This is
handy for running web servers, game servers, ftp servers, or even video conferencing.
This is called port forwarding. One of your computers could run a web server (port 80)
while another computer could run an FTP server (port 23) - both on the same IP
address
.
Port Forwards
allows you to specify configuration for forwarding packets from the ports
in the first range on the WAN side to the LAN connected devices with the specified IP
and address and port range. You can turn on the port forwarding by checking the
Enabled
check box.