Routing Information Protocol (RIP) | 437
• Generate a Default Route (optional)
• Control Route Metrics (optional)
• Summarize Routes (optional)
• Control Route Metrics
• Debug RIP
For a complete listing of all commands related to RIP, refer to the 
FTOS Command Reference Guide.
Enable RIP Globally
By default, RIP is not enabled in FTOS. To enable RIP, use the following commands in sequence, starting 
in CONFIGURATION mode: 
After designating the networks that the system is to exchange RIP information, ensure that all devices on 
that network are configured to exchange RIP information. 
The FTOS default is to send RIPv1, and to receive RIPv1 and RIPv2. To change the RIP version globally, 
use the 
version command in ROUTER RIP mode. 
After you enable RIP, to view the global RIP configuration, use the 
show running-config command in EXEC 
mode or the 
show config command (Figure 25-1) in ROUTER RIP mode. 
Figure 25-1.  show config Command Example (ROUTER RIP Mode)
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
1
router rip
CONFIGURATION  Enter ROUTER RIP mode and enable the RIP process 
on FTOS.
2 network ip-address ROUTER RIP Assign an IP network address as a RIP network to 
exchange routing information.
You can use this command multiple times to exchange 
RIP information with as many RIP networks as you 
want.
FTOS(conf-router_rip)#show config
!
router rip
 network 10.0.0.0
FTOS(conf-router_rip)#