Configuring RIP neighbor
21-4 Routing Protocol Configuration
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtoattachnetwork192.168.1.0totheRIProutingprocess:
Matrix>Router(config)#router rip
Matrix>Router(config-router)#network 192.168.1.0
neighbor
UsethiscommandtoinstructtheroutertosendunicastRIPinformationtoanIPaddress.
Syntax
neighbor ip-address
no neighbor ip-address
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routercommand,Routerconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config‐router)#
Usage
RIPisnormallyabroadcastprotocol.InorderforRIProutingupdatestoreachnonbroadcast
networks,theneighbor’sIPaddressmustbeconfiguredtopermittheexchangeofrouting
information.
The“no”formofthiscommanddisablespoint‐to‐pointroutingexchanges.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtoinstructthesystemtoexchangeroutinginformationwithneighbor
192.5.10.1:
Matrix>Router(config)#router rip
Matrix>Router(config-router)#neighbor 192.5.10.1
distance
UsethiscommandtoconfiguretheadministrativedistanceforRIProutes.
Syntax
distance weight
no distance [weight]
ip‐address SpecifiestheIPaddressofadirectlyconnectedneighborwithwhich
RIPwillexchangeroutinginformation.