broadcasting a BOOTP / DHCP request.
IGMP Snooping Enables or disables IGMP Snooping. The Advanced menu sets the timeout for inactive multicast ports or for specific multicast flows when there are no longer any clients. See chapter 3 “Configuring IGMP Snooping”.
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Once RIP and DVMRP have been enabled globally (chapter 2 “Protocol Configuration”), you can enable or disable them for any specific subnet via the Subnet Configuration menu (chapter 3 “Subnet Configuration”).
Setting the ARP Timeout
You can use the following configuration screen to modify the aging time for dynamically learned entries in the ARP cache.
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Setting the RIP Advertisement Policy
You can use the following configuration screen to set the timing interval and policies RIP uses to advertise route information.
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RIP Update | 30 seconds | The interval at which RIP advertises known route |
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Default Route | Disabled | Enables or disables advertising this switch as a default |
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