
9
Routing Protocol
This chapter describes how to set up RIP and OSPF routing protocols for the ZyWALL.
9.1 Routing Protocol Overview
Routing protocols give the ZyWALL routing information about the network from other routers. The ZyWALL then stores this routing information in the routing table, which it uses when it makes routing decisions. In turn, the ZyWALL can also provide routing information via routing protocols to other routers.
The ZyWALL supports two standards, RIP and OSPF, for routing protocols. RIP and OSPF are compared in Table 47 on page 107, and they are discussed further in the next two sections.
Table 47 OSPF vs. RIP
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Network Size | Large | Small (with up to 15 routers) |
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Metric | Bandwidth, hop count, throughput, | Hop count |
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Convergence | Fast | Slow |
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9.2 Routing Protocol Commands Summary
The following table describes the values required for many routing protocol commands. Other values are discussed with the corresponding commands.
Table 48 Input Values for Routing Protocol Commands
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
ip | The |
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authkey | The password for text or MD5 authentication. You may use alphanumeric characters or |
| underscores(_). |
| text password: |
| MD5 password: |
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The following sections list the routing protocol commands.
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