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2.  Enable RIP and enter RIP 
view. 
rip
 [ process-id ] [ 
vpn-instance
 
vpn-instance-name ] 
By default, RIP is disabled.  
3.  Enable RIP on a network. 
network 
network-address 
[ wildcard-mask ] 
By default, RIP is disabled on a 
network.  
The 
network 
0.0.0.0 command 
can enable RIP on all interfaces in 
a single process, but does not 
apply to multiple RIP processes. 
 
Enabling RIP on an interface 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view 
N/A 
2.  Enable RIP and enter RIP 
view. 
rip
 [ process-id ] [ 
vpn-instance
 
vpn-instance-name ] 
By default, RIP is disabled.  
3.  Return to system view. 
quit 
N/A 
4.  Enter interface view. 
interface
 interface-type 
interface-number
N/A 
5.  Enable RIP on the interface. 
rip
 process-id 
enable 
[ 
exclude-subip
 ] 
By default, RIP is disabled on an 
interface. 
 
Controlling RIP reception and advertisement on interfaces 
1.  Enter system view. 
system-view 
N/A 
2.  Enter RIP view. 
rip
 [ process-id ] [ 
vpn-instance
 
vpn-instance-name ] 
N/A 
3.  Disable an interface from 
sending RIP messages. 
silent-interface
 { interface-type 
interface-number | 
all
 } 
By default, all RIP-enabled 
interfaces can send RIP 
messages. 
The disabled interface can still 
receive RIP messages and 
respond to unicast requests 
containing unknown ports. 
4.  Return to system view. 
quit 
N/A 
5.  Enter interface view. 
interface
 interface-type 
interface-number 
N/A 
6.  Enable an interface to 
receive RIP messages. 
rip
 
input 
By default, a RIP-enabled 
interface can receive RIP 
messages. 
7.  Enable an interface to send 
RIP messages. 
rip output 
By default, a RIP-enabled 
interface can send RIP 
messages.