Reference Guide for the Model RT328 and Model RH348 ISDN Routers

Table 3-6. Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup Menu Fields (continued)

Field

Description

 

 

TCP/IP Setup (continued)

 

RIP Direction

This parameter determines how the router handles RIP (Routing

 

Information Protocol). If set to Both (default), the router broadcasts the

 

routing table of the router on the LAN and incorporates RIP broadcasts

 

by other routers into its routing table. If set to In Only, the router

 

broadcasts its routing table on the LAN. If set to Out Only, the router

 

broadcasts its routing table, but it ignores any RIP broadcast packets

 

that it receives. If set to None, the router does not participate in any RIP

 

exchange with other routers. Usually, you should leave this parameter

 

at the default (Both) and let RIP propagate the routing information

 

automatically.

RIP Version

This field determines how the router handles RIP (Routing Information

 

Protocol).

 

The following RIP options are supported by the Model RT328/RH348

 

router:

 

• RIP-1—The router will accept and send RIP-1 messages only.

 

• RIP-2B—The router will accept RIP-1 and RIP-2 messages (both

 

broadcast and multicast) and send RIP-2 messages in broadcast

 

format.

 

• RIP-2M—The router will accept RIP-1 and RIP-2 messages (both

 

broadcast and multicast) and send RIP-2 messages in multicast

 

format.

 

For most applications, the recommended version is RIP-2B. Select

 

RIP-1 if other connected routers or workstations have problems with

 

RIP-2. Select RIP-2M only in a pure RIP-2 environment.

 

 

Router Configuration

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