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Chapter 3. Commands for RIP 37

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 Example: Switch# config terminal

 Switch(config)# key chain mychain

 Switch(config-keychain)#

 Relevant Commands: key, key-string, accept-lifetime, send-lifetime

3.24 key-string

 Command: key-string <text>

 no key-string <text>

 Function: Configure a password corresponding to a key. The “no key-string <text>”

command deletes the corresponding password.

 Parameter: <text> is a character string without length limit. However when referred by

RIP authentication only the first 16 characters will be used.

 Command Mode: Keychain-key mode

 Usage Guide: This command is for configure different passwords for keys with different

ID.

 Example: Switch# config terminal

 Switch(config)# key chain mychain

 Switch(config-keychain)# key 1

 Switch(config-keychain-key)# key-string prime

 Related Command: key, key chain, accept-lifetime, send-lifetime

3.25 maximum-prefix

 Command: maximum-prefix <maximum-prefix> [<threshold>]

 no maximum-prefix

 Function: Configure the maximum number of RIP routes in the route table. The “no

maximum-prefix” command cancels the limit.

 Parameter: <maximum-prefix> the maximum number of RIP route, ranging between 1-

65535; a warning is given when the number rate of current route exceeds <threshold>

ranging between 1-100, default at 75.

 Command Mode: router mode

 Usage Guide: The maximum RIP route only limits the number of routes learnt through

RIP but not includes direct route or the RIP static route configured by the route

command. The base on which the comparison is performed is the number of route

marked R in the show ip route database, and also the number of RIP routes displayed in