3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 18 RIP Configuration
18-11
Operation Command
Enable the interface to send RIP update packet rip output
Disable the interface to send RIP update packet undo rip output
The undo rip work command and the undo network command have similar but not all
the same functions. Neither of the two commands configures an interface to receive or
send RIP route. The difference also exists. RIP still advertises the routes of the
interface applying the undo rip work command. However, other interfaces will not
forward the routes of the interface applying the undo network command. It seems that
the interface is removed.
In addition, rip work is functionally equivalent to both rip input and rip output
commands.
By default, all interfaces except loopback interfaces both receive and transmit RIP
update packets.
18.2.15 Setting RIP-2 Packet Authentication
RIP-1 does not support packet authentication. But when the interface operates RIP-2,
the packet authentication can be configured.
RIP-2 supports two authentication modes: Simple authentication and MD5
authentication. MD5 authentication uses two packet formats: One follows RFC1723
and the other follows the RFC2082.
The simple authentication does not ensure security. The authentication key not
encrypted is sent together with the packet, so the simple authentication cannot be
applied to the case with high security requirements.
Perform the following configuration in Interface view:
Table 18-16 Set RIP-2 packet authentication
Operation Command
Configure RIP-2 simple authentication
key rip authentication-mode simple
password-string
Perform usual MD5 authentication on
RIP-2 packets rip authentication-mode md5 usual
key-string
Perform nonstandard-compatible MD5
authentication on RIP-2 packets rip authentication-mode md5
nonstandard key-string key-id
Disable RIP-2 packet authentication undo rip authentication-mode
Before configuring MD5 authentication, you must configure MD5 type. The usual
packet format follows RFC1723 and the nonstandard follows RFC2082.