RuggedCom RX1000, RX1100 manual RIP Interfaces, RIP Key Chains

RuggedRouter™ User Guide

The Redistribute Connected fields control distribution of connected routes. When enabled, RIP will advertise routes to directly connected interfaces to other RIP routers in the area. Normally only routes that fall within the scope of the network areas will be advertised.

The Redistribute Kernel fields control distribution of kernel routes. When enabled, RIP will advertise routes from the kernel routing table, which includes static routes entered by the administrator, to other RIP routers in the area. Normally only routes that fall within the scope of the network areas will be advertised.

The Redistribute RIP fields control distribution of routes learned by RIP. When enabled, RIP will advertise routes learned by RIP.

The Passive Default option controls the default active/passive state of new interfaces. When enabled all new interfaces will be passive by default. The passive state of individual interfaces is controlled from the RIP Interfaces configuration.

The Update timer field controls how often RIP sends out routing table updates.

The Timeout Timer field controls how long information stays in the routing table after it is received without an update.

The Garbage Collection Timer field controls how long expired entries are remembered before being purged.

RIP Key Chains

The Key Chains table configures authentication keys used on the interfaces. By defining the keys in a key chain, the same settings can be applied to multiple groups of interfaces. Without key chains the same settings would have to be entered for each interface separately.

Key chains also allow multiple keys to be entered in a single key chain with a start time for when that key should become valid as well as the duration the key is valid. This allows multiple keys to be set up with automatic transitions from one key to the next over time.

A key consists of a key string, which is the value used for authentication. It also has the optional lifetime to accept RIP messages with the key, and the optional lifetime to send RIP messages with that key.

RIP Interfaces

Figure 127: RIP Interfaces

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