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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
January 2009
Chapter 11 Configuring Networking Protocols
Configuring IP Routing
Use the no ip routing global configuration command (Example 11-1) to disable routing.
Example 11-1 Enabling IP Routing Using RIP as the Routing Protocol
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# ip routing
Router(config)# router rip
Router(config-router)# network 10.0.0.0
Router(config-router)# end
Configuring IP Routing
You can now set up parameters for the selected routing protocols as described in these sections:
Configuring RIP, page 11-4
Configuring OSPF, page 11-9
Configuring EIGRP, page 11-20
Configuring BGP, page 11-27
Configuring IS-IS, page 11-29
Configuring Static Routes, page 11-31

Configuring RIP

The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) created for use in small,
homogeneous networks. It is a distance-vector routing protocol that uses broadcast User Datagram
Protocol (UDP) data packets to exchange routing information. The protocol is doc umented in RFC 1058.
You can find detailed information about RIP in IP Routing Fundamentals, published by Cisco Press.
Command Purpose
Step 1 Router# configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 Router(config)# ip routing Enables IP routing (default).
Step 3 Router(config)# router
ip-routing-protocol
Specifies an IP routing protocol. This step might include
other commands, such as specifying the networks to route
with the network (RIP) router configuration command. For
information about specific protocols, refer to sections later
in this chapter and to the Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing
Configuration Guide.
Step 4 Router(config-router)# end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5 Router(config)# show running-config Verifies your entries.
Step 6 Router(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.