SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual Configuring the Routing Information Protocol, RIP Overview

CONFIGURING THE ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL

The ADSL Barricade can be configured to communicate with other routing devices to determine the best path for sending data to its intended destination. Routing devices communicate this information using a variety of IP protocols. This section describes how to configure the ADSL Barricade to use one of these, called the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

RIP Overview

RIP is an Internet protocol you can set up to share routing table information with other routing devices on your LAN, at your ISP's location, or on remote networks connected to your network via the ADSL line. Generally, RIP is used to enable communication on autonomous networks. An autonomous network is one in which all of the computers are administered by the same entity. An autonomous network may be a single network, or a grouping of several networks under the same administration. An example of an autonomous network is a corporate LAN, including devices that can access it from remote locations, such as the computers telecommuters use.

Using RIP, each device sends its routing table to its closest neighbor every 30 seconds. The neighboring device in turn passes the information on to its next neighbor and so on until all devices in the autonomous network have the same set of routes.

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