Configuring RIP RIP Routing
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide April 2006 page 16-7
Creating a RIP Interface
You must create a RIP interface on a VLAN’s IP router port to enable RIP routing. Enter the ip rip inter-
face command followed by the IP address of the VLAN router port. For example, to create a RIP inter-
face on a router port with an IP address of 171.15.0.1 you would enter:
-> ip rip interface 171.15.0.1
Use the no ip rip interface command to delete a RIP interface. Use the show ip rip interface command
to display configuration and error information for a RIP interface.
Note. You can create a RIP interface even if an IP router port has not been configured. However, RIP will
not function unless a RIP interface is created and enabled on an IP router port. For more information on
VLANs and router ports, see Chapter 4, “Configuring VLANs.”.
Enabling a RIP Interface
Once you have created a RIP interface, you must enable it to enable RIP routing. Use the ip rip interface
status command followed by the interface IP address to enable a RIP interface. For example, to enable
RIP routing on RIP interface 171.15.0.1 you would enter:
-> ip rip interface 171.15.0.1 status enable
To disable a RIP interface, use the disable keyword with the ip rip interface status command. For exam-
ple to disable RIP routing on RIP interface 171.15.0.1 you would enter:
-> ip rip interface 171.15.0.1 status disable

Configuring the RIP Interface Send Option

The RIP send option defines the type(s) of RIP packets that the interface will send. Using this command
will override RIP default behavior. Other devices must be able to interpret the information provided by
this command or routing information will not be properly exchanged between the switch and other devices
on the network.
Use the ip rip interface send-version command to configure an individual RIP interface send option.
Enter the IP address of the RIP interface, then enter a send option. For example, to configure RIP inter-
face 172.22.2.115 to send only RIPv1 packets you would enter:
-> ip rip interface 172.22.2.115 send-version v1
The send options are:
•v1. Only RIPv1 packets will be sent by the switch.
•v2. Only RIPv2 packets will be sent by the switch.
•v1compatible. Only RIPv2 broadcast packets (not multicast) will be sent by the switch.
•none. Interface will not forward RIP packets.
The default RIP send option is v2.
Use the show ip rip interface command to display the current interface send option.