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Configuration Prerequisites Before adjusting RIP, perform the following tasks:
z Configuring the network layer addresses of interfaces so that adjacent nodes are reachable to
each other at the network layer
z Configuring basic RIP functions
Configuration Tasks Configuring RIP timers
Follow these steps to configure RIP timers:
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter RIP view rip —
Set the RIP timers timers { update
update-timer | timeout
timeout-timer } *
Required
By default, the Update timer is 30 seconds
and the Timeout timer 180 seconds.
When configuring the values of RIP timers, you should take network performance into consideration
and perform consistent configuration on all routers running RIP to avoid unnecessary network traffic
and network route oscillation.
Configuring split horizon
Follow these steps to configure split horizon:
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter interface view interface interface-type interface-number —
Enable split horizon rip split-horizon Required
Enabled by default
Split horizon cannot be disabled on a point-to-point link.
Configuring RIP-1 packet zero field check
Follow these steps to configure RIP-1 packet zero field check: