Chapter 36 RIP
uses the route that has the lowest metric value. The following table lists the default administrative distance value of the route sources supported on the Switch.
Table 111 Default Distance Value
ROUTE SOURCE | ADMINISTRATIVE DISTANCE |
Local | 0 |
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Static | 1 |
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OSPF | 110 |
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RIP | 120 |
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36.2 Configuring RIP
Click IP Application > RIP in the navigation panel to display the screen as shown. You cannot manually configure a new entry. Each entry in the table is automatically created when you configure a new IP domain in the IP Setup screen (refer to Section 8.6 on page 110).
Figure 158 IP Application > RIP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 112 IP Application > RIP
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Active | Select this check box to enable RIP on the Switch. |
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Distance | Enter a number from 10 to 255 to specify the administrative distance that is |
| assigned to routes learned by RIP. |
| The lower the administrative distance value is, the more preferable the routing |
| protocol is. See Section 36.1.1 on page 327 for more information about |
| administrative distance. |
| Note: You cannot set two routing protocols to have the same |
| administrative distance. |
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Index | This field displays the index number of an IP interface. |
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