RIP

Introduction

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a distance-vector Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) suited to small-sized networks. It is still widely used because of easy configuration and maintenance.

Restrictions and guidelines

• The Advertise all networks option is not available when multiple RIP processes exist.

• An interface preferentially uses the interface-specific RIP version. If no interface-specific version is specified, the interface uses the global RIP version.

vSystem support information

Support of non-default vSystems for this feature depends on the device model. This feature is available on the Web interface only if it is supported.

Prerequisites

Complete the following tasks before you configure this feature:

• Assign IP addresses to interfaces on the Network > Interface Configuration > Interfaces page.

Configure RIP

RIP is a dynamic routing protocol used to exchange routing information within an autonomous system. This protocol uses the hop count as the metric to determine the best path.

1. Click the Network tab.

2. In the navigation pane, select Routing > RIP.

3. Click Create.

   Figure-1 Creating an RIP instance

   

4. Configure RIP instance parameters.

   Table-1 RIP instance configuration items

   Item	Description
   Instance ID	Enter a RIP instance ID.
   VRF	Select a VPN instance or public network for the RIP instance.
   Networks	Enable RIP on the specified networks. Options include: Advertise specified networks Click Add to add network addresses and the associated masks. Click OK. Advertise all networks
   Redistributed routes	Enable route redistribution from another routing protocol or another RIP instance. Click Add, and select a protocol. Enter an instance ID. This parameter applies to only IS-IS, OSPF, EIGRP, and RIP. Click OK.
   Interface	Enable RIP on the specified interface. To specify an interface to enable RIP, click Add.

5. On the Create RIP Instance page, click Add in the interface list to enable RIP on the specified interface.

   Figure-2 RIP interface parameters

   

6. Configure RIP interface parameters.

   Table-2 RIP interface configuration items

   Item		Description
   Interface name		Specify an interface name.
   RIP interface settings	Version	Specify a RIP version. Options include: RIPv1. RIPv2: Packets are sent in multicast. RIPv2 Broadcast: RIPv2 packets are sent in broadcast.
   	Message reception	Enable or disable RIP packet reception on the interface.
   	Message sending	Enable or disable RIP packet sending on the interface.
   RIP authentication settings	AuthN mode	Specify a RIPv2 packet authentication mode. Options include: Simple. MD5(RFC 2082): Uses the message format defined in RFC 2082 for MD5 authentication. MD5(RFC 2453): Uses the message format defined in RFC 2453 (IETF standard) for MD5 authentication. Although you can specify an authentication mode for RIPv1, the configuration does not take effect because RIPv1 does not support authentication.
   	Password	Enter a password.
   	Key ID	Enter an authentication key ID. This parameter is displayed only when you select MD5(RFC 2082) for AuthN mode.

7. On the RIP Interface Settings page, click OK.

   The added interface will be displayed in the interface list.

8. On the Create RIP Instance page, click OK.

   The created RIP instance will be displayed in the RIP instance list.