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Chapter 29 Configuring IP Unicast Routing
Configuring RIP
If the router has a default network path, RIP advertises a route that links the router to the pseudonetwork
0.0.0.0. The 0.0.0.0 network does not exist, but is treated by RIP as a network to implement default
routing. The switch advertises the default network if a default was learned by RIP or if the router has a
gateway of last resort and RIP is configured with a default metric. RIP sends updates to the interfaces in
specified networks. If an interface’s network is not specified, it is not advertised in any RIP update.
These sections contain this configuration information:
• Default RIP Configuration, page 29-18
• Configuring Basic RIP Parameters, page 29-18
• Configuring RIP Authentication, page 29-20
• Configuring Split Horizon, page 29-20
Default RIP Configuration
Configuring Basic RIP Parameters
To configure RIP, you enable RIP routing for a network and optionally configure other parameters. On
the Cisco ME switch, RIP configuration commands are ignored until you configure the network number.
Table 29-4 Default RIP Configuration
Feature Default Setting
Auto summary Enabled.
Default-information originate Disabled.
Default metric Built-in; automatic metric translations.
IP RIP authentication key-chain No authentication.
Authentication mode: clear text.
IP RIP receive version According to the version router configuration command.
IP RIP send version According to the version router configuration command.
IP RIP triggered According to the version router configuration command.
IP split horizon Varies with media.
Neighbor None defined.
Network None specified.
Offset list Disabled.
Output delay 0 milliseconds.
Timers basic
• Update: 30 seconds.
• Invalid: 180 seconds.
• Hold-down: 180 seconds.
• Flush: 240 seconds.
Validate-update-source Enabled.
Version Receives RIP Version 1 and 2 packets; sends Version 1 packets.