RuggedCom RX1100, RX1000 manual RIP Networks

Chapter 13 – Configuring Dynamic Routing

Parameters specific to one interface are configured here.

Each interface on the router is listed. Clicking on settings displays a menu of configuration options for that interface.

Clicking “Remove inactive interfaces” purges the list of any interfaces which are no longer configured on the router.

The Passive Interface option controls if an interface is active or passive. Passive interfaces do not send RIP updates to other routers.

The Receive Version field controls which versions of RIP messages will be accepted from. Either version 1, 2 or both versions can be accepted. By default both RIP versions are accepted.

The Send Version field controls which versions of RIP messages to send to other routers. Either version 1, 2 or both versions can be sent. By default only RIP version 2 messages are sent.

The Authentication fields choose the authentication mode this port uses. A port can either use no authentication, use a specific authentication string (used the same was as the string in a key), or use a specific key chain's settings. By default no authentication is used.

The Authentication mode field chooses the mode of authentication used. Options are plain text (the default), MD5 following the RIP authentication RFC, and MD5 using the method used by the old ripd implementation.

The Use Split Horizon field controls use of the RIP split-horizon feature (RIP v2 only). It can be disabled or enabled, and if enabled it can optionally enable the poisoned reverse feature. Split horizon controls whether routes learned through an interface should be allowed to be advertised back out that interface. By default RIP advertises all routes it knows about to everyone, which makes it take a very long time for dropped links to age out of the network. The split horizon prevents advertising those routes back out the same interface which helps to control this problem. Some network topologies with rings of routers will still have some issues with aging out dead routes even with split horizon enabled but they will still age out faster. If fast network recovery is desired, use OSPF.

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Figure 128: RIP Networks

Neighbors are specific routers with which to exchange routes using the RIP protocol. This can be used when you want to explicitly control which routers are part of your RIP network.

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