Configuring RIP timers
21-6 Routing Protocol Configuration
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routercommand,Interfaceconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config‐if(Vlan1))#
Usage
Addinganoffsetonaninterfaceisusedforthepurposeofmakinganinterfaceabackup.
The“no”formofthiscommandremovesanoffset.
Example
Thefollowingexampleshowshowtoaddanoffset of1 toincomingRIPmetricsonVLAN1:
Matrix>Router(config)#interface vlan 1
Matrix>Router(config-if(Vlan 1))#ip rip offset in 1
timers
UsethiscommandtoadjustRIProutingtimersdeterminingthefrequencyofroutingupdates,the
lengthoftimebeforearoutebecomesinvalid,andtheintervalduringwhichroutinginformation
regardingbetterpathsissuppressed.
Syntax
timers basic update-seconds invalid-seconds holdown-seconds flush-seconds
no timers basic
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routercommand,Routerconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config‐router)#
Usage
The“no”formofthiscommandclearsRIPtimerparameters.
basic SpecifiesabasicconfigurationforRIProutingtimers.
update‐seconds Specifiestherate(secondsbetweenupdates)atwhichroutingupdates
aresent.Validvaluesare0to4294967295.
invalid‐seconds Specifiestheinterval(inseconds)afterwhicharouteisdeclared
invalid.
Validvaluesare1to4294967295.
holdown‐seconds Specifiestheinterval(inseconds)duringwhichroutinginformation
regardingbetterpathsissuppressed.Validvaluesare0to4294967295.
flush‐seconds Specifiestheinterval(inseconds)afterwhicharouteisdeleted.Valid
valuesare0to4294967295.