Configure Bridging of Routed Protocols
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Enable use of the RIF only on Token Ring interfaces on the router.
To configure the Cisco IOS software to append RIF information, use the following command in interface configuration mode:
Command | Purpose |
multiring | Enable collection and use of RIF |
other} | information. |
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For an example of how to configure the software to bridge routed protocols, see the “SRB and Routing Certain Protocols Example” section later in this chapter.
Configure a Static RIF Entry
If a Token Ring host does not support the use of IEEE 802.2 TEST or XID datagrams as explorer packets, you might need to add static information to the RIF cache of the router.
To configure a static RIF entry, use the following command in global configuration mode:
Command | Purpose |
rif | Enter static |
ring} | into the RIF cache. |
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Configure the RIF Timeout Interval
RIF information that can be used to bridge routed protocols is maintained in a cache whose entries are aged.
Note The rif validate enable commands have no effect on remote entries learned over RSRB.
To configure the number of minutes an inactive RIF entry is kept in the cache, use the following commands in global configuration mode:
Step | Command | Purpose |
1 | rif timeout minutes | Specify the number of minutes an inactive |
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2 | rif | Enable RIF validation for entries learned on |
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3 | rif | Enable RIF validation on an SRB that is |
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4 | rif | Enable synchronization of the RIF cache with |
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| the protocol route cache. |
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