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Configuring the Routing Information Protocol 
The NEOBIT 1014VA can be configured to communicate with other 
routing devices to determine the best path for sending data to its 
intended destination. Routing devices communicate this information 
using a variety of IP protocols. This chapter describes how to 
configure the NEOBIT 1014VA to use one of these, called the 
Routing Information Protocol (RIP). 
RIP Overview 
RIP is an Internet protocol you can set up to share routing table 
information with other routing devices on your LAN, at your ISP’s 
location, or on remote networks connected to your network via the 
ADSL line. Generally, RIP is used to enable communication on 
autonomous networks. An autonomous network is one in which all 
of the computers are administered by the same entity. An 
autonomous network may be a single network, or a grouping of 
several networks under the same administration. An example of an 
autonomous network is a corporate LAN, including devices that can 
access it from remote locations, such as the computers 
telecommuters use. 
Using RIP, each device sends its routing table to its closest 
neighbor every 30 seconds. The neighboring device in turn passes 
the information on to its next neighbor and so on until all devices in 
the autonomous network have the same set of routes. 
When should you configure RIP? 
Most small home or office networks do not need to use RIP; they 
have only one router, such as the NEOBIT 1014VA, and one path 
to an ISP. In these cases, there is no need to share routes, because 
all Internet data from the network is sent to the same ISP gateway. 
You may want to configure RIP if any of the following circumstances 
apply to your network: 
 Your home network setup includes an additional router or 
RIP-enabled PC (other than the NEOBIT 1014VA). The 
NEOBIT 1014VA and the router will need to communicate 
via RIP to share their routing tables. 
 Your network connects via the ADSL line to a remote 
network, such as a corporate network. In order for your 
LAN to learn the routes used within your corporate network, 
they should both be configured with RIP. 
 Your ISP requests that you run RIP for communication with 
devices on their network.