VRRP Support for RIP

Gaia Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. supports the advertising of the Virtual IP address of the VRRP Virtual Router.

You can configure RIP to advertise the VRRP Virtual IP address rather than the actual IP address of the interface.

If you enable this option, RIP runs only on the VRRP Master of the Virtual Router.

During a failover, RIP stops running on the old VRRP Master and then starts running on the new VRRP Master.

A traffic break might occur during the time it takes both the VRRP and RIP protocols to learn the routes again.

The greater the network, the more time it would take RIP to synchronize its database and install routes again.

Note - Gaia also provides support for BGP, OSPF, and PIM, to advertise the VRRP Virtual IP address. You must use VRRP Monitored Circuit mode when configuring Virtual IP support for any dynamic routing protocol, including RIP.