Configuration Menu 129
RIP Interface configuration
Command: /cfg/l3/rip/if <1-256>
[RIP Interface 1 Menu]
version - Set RIP version
supply - Enable/disable supplying route updates
listen - Enable/disable listening to route updates
poison - Enable/disable poisoned reverse
split - Enable/disable split horizon
trigg - Enable/disable triggered updates
mcast - Enable/disable multicast updates
default - Set default route action
metric - Set metric
auth - Set authentication type
key - Set authentication key
enable - Enable interface
disable - Disable interface
current - Display current RIP interface configuration
NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
The RIP Menu is used for configuring Routing Information Protocol parameters. This option is turned off by default.
NOTE: Do not configure RIP version 1 parameters if your routing equipment uses RIP version 2.
The following table describes the RIP Interface Configuration Menu options.
Table 132 RIP Interface Configuration Menu options
Command Description
version 1|2|both
Configures the RIP version used by this interface.
The default value is version
2.
supply disable|enable
When enabled, the switch supplies routes to other routers. This command is
enabled by default.
listen disable|enable
When enabled, the switch learns routes from other routers. This command is
enabled by default.
poison disable|enable
When enabled, the switch uses split horizon with poisoned reverse. When
disabled, the switch uses only split horizon. The default value is
disabled.
split disable|enable
Enables or disables split horizon. The default value is enabled.
trigg disable|enable
Enables or disables Triggered Updates. Triggered Updates are used to speed
convergence. When enabled, Triggered Updates force a router to send update
messages immediately, even if it is not yet time for the update message. The
default value is
disabled.
mcast disable|enable
Enables or disables multicast updates of the routing table (using address
224.0.0.9). The default value is
enabled.
default disable|enable
When enabled, the switch accepts RIP default routes from other routers, but
gives them lower priority than configured default gateways. When disabled,
the switch rejects RIP default routes. The default value is
disabled.
metric <1-15>
Configures the route metric, which indicates the relative distance to the
destination. The default value is
1.
auth none|password
Configures the authentication type. The default is none.
key
Configures the authentication key password.
enable
Enables this RIP interface.
disable
Disables this RIP interface.
cur Displays the current RIP configuration.
