3com 2500 User Guide

C

HAPTER

 10: A

DMINISTERING

 IP R

OUTING

You can select an RIP mode that is appropriate for each interface. RIP can 
operate in any of three modes:

■

off — The station does not process any incoming RIP packets and 
does not generate any RIP packets of its own.

■

passive — The station processes all incoming RIP packets and 
responds to explicit requests for routing information, but it does not 
broadcast periodic or triggered RIP updates.

■

active — The station processes all incoming RIP packets, responds to 
explicit requests for routing information, and broadcasts periodic and 
triggered RIP updates.

The default RIP mode is passive. 

To set the RIP mode:

1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

2 Enter the RIP mode (

, 

, or 

). 

3 To accept the existing value in brackets, press Return at the prompt.

Example:

Select interfaces (1-2|all):2

Enter RIP mode (off,passive,active): active

The system uses the RIP interface cost (a number between 1 and 15) to 
calculate route metrics. Unless your network has special requirements, 
assign a cost of 1 to all interfaces.

To set the RIP interface cost:

1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

2 Enter the cost value.

Example:

Select interface(s) (1-2|all): 2

Enter RIP cost [1]:

system
ethernet
fddi
atm
bridge

➧

ip
ipx
appletalk
snmp
analyzer
script
logout

interface
route
arp
atmArpServer
multicast
udpHelper
routing
icmpRouterDiscovery
ospf

➧

rip
ping
statistics

display

➧

mode
cost
poisonReverse
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statistics

system
ethernet
fddi
atm
bridge

➧

ip
ipx
appletalk
snmp
analyzer
script
logout

interface
route
arp
atmArpServer
multicast
udpHelper
routing
icmpRouterDiscovery
ospf

➧

rip
ping
statistics

display
mode

➧

cost
poisonReverse
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statistics