Installation and Getting Started Guide

•If a RIP neighbor filter is already configured and you are adding a new filter, click on the Add Neighbor Filter link to display the RIP Neighbor Filter configuration panel, as shown in the following example.

•If you are modifying an existing RIP neighbor filter, click on the Modify button to the right of the row describing the filter to display the RIP Neighbor Filter configuration panel, as shown in the following example.

5.Enter the filter ID.

6.Select either Permit or Deny as the action.

7.Enter the IP address of the RIP neighbor router.

8.Click the Add button to save the change to the device’s running-config file.

9.Select the Save link at the bottom of the dialog. Select Yes when prompted to save the configuration change to the startup-config file on the device’s flash memory.

To modify or delete a RIP neighbor filter:

1.Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access. The System configuration dialog is displayed.

2.Click on the plus sign next to Configure in the tree view to expand the list of configuration options.

3.Click on the plus sign next to RIP in the tree view to expand the list of RIP option links.

4.Click on the Neighbor Filter link.

5.Click the Modify or Delete button next to the filter that is to be changed or deleted. If you click Modify, enter the changes to the Action or IP Address fields and then click the Modify button apply the changes. If you click Delete, the filter is removed immediately.

6.Click the Add button to save the change to the device’s running-config file.

7.Select the Save link at the bottom of the dialog. Select Yes when prompted to save the configuration change to the startup-config file on the device’s flash memory.

Changing the Route Loop Prevention Method

RIP can use the following methods to prevent routing loops:

•Split horizon – The routing switch does not advertise a route on the same interface as the one on which the routing switch learned the route. This is the default.

•Poison reverse – The routing switch assigns a cost of 16 (“infinite” or “unreachable”) to a route before advertising it on the same interface as the one on which the routing switch learned the route.

These loop prevention methods are configurable on an individual interface basis.

NOTE: These methods are in addition to RIP’s maximum valid route cost of 15.

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