D-Link DWS-4026 [300/741] Rip configuration

ConfiguringRIP

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page300

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

ConfiguringRIP

RIPisanInteriorGatewayProtocol(IGP)basedontheBellman‐Fordalgorithmandtargetedatsmaller

networks(networkdiameternogreaterthan15hops).TheroutinginformationispropagatedinRIPupdate

packetsthataresentoutbothperiodicallyandintheeventofanetworktopologychange.OnreceiptofaRI

P

update,dependingonwhetherthespecifiedrouteexistsordoesnotexistintheroutetable,theroutermay

modify,delete,oraddtheroutetoitsroutetable.

RIPConfiguration

UsetheRIPConfigurationpagetoenableandconfigureordisableRIPinGlobalmode.

Todisplaythepage,clickLAN>L3Features>RIP>Configurationinthenavigationtree.

Figure195:RIPConfiguration

Table176:RIPConfigurationFields

Field Description

RIPAdminMode SelectEnableorDisablefromthedropdownmenu.IfyouselectEnable,RIPis

enabledfortheswitch.ThedefaultisDisable.

SplitHorizonMode SelectNone,Simple,orPoisonReversefromthedropdownmenu.Thedefault

isSimple.Splithorizonisatechniqueforavoidingproblemscausedby

includingro

utesinupdatessenttotherouterfromwhichtheroutewas

originallylearned.Theoptionsare:

• None:Nospecialprocessingforthiscase.

• Simple:Arouteisnotincludedinupdatessenttotherouterfromwhichit

waslearned.

• PoisonReverse:Arouteisincludedinupdatessen

ttotherouterfrom

whichitwaslearned,butthemetricissettoinfinity.