
The distance of RIP refers to the hop counts that a data packet passes through before reaching its destination, the value range of which is
RIP develops from initial RIPv1 to RIPv2 gradually. Compared with RIPv1, RIPv2 supports VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Mask), simple plain text authentication, MD5 cryptograph authentication, CIDR (Classless
Choose the menu Advanced→Routing→RIP to load the following page.
Figure 3-43 RIP
The following items are displayed on this screen:
¾General
Interface: Displays the interfaces which has been physically connected or assigned static IP.
Status: Enable or disable RIP protocol.
RIP Version: Select RIPv1 or RIPv2. RIPv2 supports multicast and broadcast.
Password If RIPv2 is enabled, set the Password Authentication according to the actual