3com 5500-ei pwr Reference Guide
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Use the undo rip version command to restore the default.
By default, the version of RIP running on an interface is RIP-1 and RIP-1 packets are sent in the
broadcast mode.
broadcast mode.
If RIP-2 runs on an interface, RIP packets are sent in the multicast mode by default, which reduces
resource consumption.
resource consumption.
Table 3-4
Receive mode of RIP packets
RIP version
RIP-1 broadcast
packet
RIP-2 broadcast
packet
RIP-2 multicast
packet
RIP-1
√
√ —
RIP-2 broadcast mode √
√ —
RIP-2 multicast mode
—
—
√
Table 3-5
Send mode of RIP packets
RIP version
RIP-1 broadcast
packet
RIP-2 broadcast
packet
RIP-2 multicast
packet
RIP-1
√ — —
RIP-2 broadcast mode —
√ —
RIP-2 multicast mode
—
—
√
Examples
# Run RIP-2 on the interface VLAN-interface 10 and send RIP packets in the broadcast mode.
<Sysname> system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[Sysname] interface Vlan-interface 10
[Sysname-Vlan-interface10] rip version 2 broadcast
rip work
Syntax
rip work
undo rip work
View
Interface view
Parameters
None
Description
Use the rip work command to enable the interface to receive and send RIP packets.