Configuring Interfaces for RIP

Syntax:

set rip interface <Name of Interface>

      accept-updates {off | on}

      authtype

            md5 secret <Secret> [cisco-compatibility {off | on}]

            none

            simple <Password>

      metric {<0-16> | default}

      {off | on}

      send-updates {off | on}

      transport {multicast | broadcast}

      version <1 | 2> on

Parameters:

Parameter

Description

accept-updates {off | on}

Whether RIP packets from other routers using the interface are accepted or ignored.

Ignoring an update may result in suboptimal routing.

Default: off

authtype md5 secret <Secret>

Implement an authentication scheme that uses an MD5 algorithm for the interface to accept routing information from neighboring routers.

Enter the password.

cisco-compatibility {off | on}

Disables (off) or enables (on) interoperability with Cisco routers running RIP MD5 authentication.

By default, RIP MD5 is set to conform to the Check Point standard, and not for Cisco compatibility.

Default: off

authtype none

There is no authentication scheme for the interface to accept routing information from neighboring routers.

This option applies to RIP version 2 only.

In general, routers on a given link must agree on the authentication configuration in order to form neighbor adjacencies.

This is used to guarantee that routing information is accepted only from trusted routers.

authtype simple <Password>

Implement a simple authentication scheme for the interface to accept routing information from neighboring routers.

Enter the password string: from 1 to 16 characters, alphanumeric characters only.

This option applies to RIP version 2 only.

interface <Name of Interface>

Specifies the interface, in which to configure RIP.

metric {<0-16> | default}

Specifies the RIP metric to be added to routes that are sent using the specified interface(s).

This is used to make other routers prefer other sources of RIP routes over this router.

Range: 0-16

Default: 0

{off | on}

Disables (off) or enables (on) RIP on the specified interface.

Default: off

send-updates {off | on}

Whether RIP packets should be sent via the interface.

This causes the interface to be a passive RIP listener.

transport {multicast | broadcast}

The transport mechanism.

Selecting Multicast specifies that RIP version 2 packets should be multicast on this interface.

Default: multicast

Note - When you use RIP 2, always configure "multicast".

version <1 | 2> on

Specifies the version of RIP to run.

If you specify version 2, the default is to send full version 2 packets on the RIP multicast address.

Default: 1