3com WX3000 User Manual

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RIP Configuration Task List

Complete the following tasks to configure RIP:

Task

Remarks

Enabling RIP on the interfaces attached to a specified
network segment

Required

Setting the RIP operating status on an interface

Optional

Configuring Basic
RIP Functions

Specifying the RIP version on an interface

Optional

Setting the additional routing metrics of an interface

Optional

Configuring RIP route summarization

Optional

Disabling the router from receiving host routes

Optional

Configuring RIP to filter incoming/outgoing routes

Optional

Setting RIP preference

Optional

Configuring RIP
Route Control

Configuring RIP to redistribute routes from another
protocol

Optional

Configuring RIP timers

Optional

Configuring split horizon

Optional

Configuring RIP-1 packet zero field check

Optional

Setting RIP-2 packet authentication mode

Optional

RIP Network
Adjustment and
Optimization

Configuring RIP to unicast RIP packets

Optional

Basic RIP Configuration

Configuration Prerequisites

Before configuring basic RIP functions, perform the following tasks:

Configuring the link layer protocol

Configuring the network layer addresses of interfaces so that adjacent nodes are reachable to

each other at the network layer

Configuring Basic RIP Functions

Enabling RIP on the interfaces attached to a specified network segment

Follow these steps to enable RIP on the interfaces attached to a specified network segment:

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

—

Enable RIP and enter RIP view

rip

Required

Enable RIP on the specified interface

network network-address

Required

Disabled by default