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5. Click the Apply button to save changes.
Setting the RIP Configuration
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an interior gateway protocol that specifies how routers exchange routing-table
information. The Routing screen also allows the administrator to select the type of RIP and the type of RIP authentication
used by the switch. To set or view the RIP configuration, click the RIP Configuration button. The following subscreen
appears.
1. Select the RIP Type from the pull-down menu to be one of the following values.
2. Select a routing direction from the RIP Direction drop-down menu. Both (for both directions), Rx only (receive only),
and TX only (transmit only) are available options.
No RIP Depending on the RIP Direction setting, the No RIP option partially or completely disallows the
switch’s router from exchanging routing information with other routers. Routing information may not
be appropriate to share, for example, if the switch manages a private LAN.
RIP v1 RIP version 1 is a mature, stable, and widely supported protocol. It is well suited for use in stub net-
works and in small autonomous systems that do not have enough redu.ndant paths to warrant the
overhead of a more sophisticated protocol.
RIP v2 (v1
compat)
RIP version 2 (compatible with version 1) is an extension of RIP v1’s capabilities, but it is still compat-
ible with RIP version 1. RIP version 2 increases the amount of packet information to provide the a sim-
ple authentication mechanism to secure table updates.
RIP v2 RIP version 2 enables the use of a simple authentication mechanism to secure table updates. More
importantly, RIP version 2 supports subnet masks, a critical feature that is not available in RIP version
1. This selection is not compatible with RIP version 1 support.