- NETGEAR Modem Router Reference Guide

Reference Guide for the Model RM356 Modem Router
Router Configuration 3-11
TCP/IP Setup (continued)
RIP Direction This parameter determines how the router handles RIP (Routin
g
Information Protocol) with other routin
g
devices on the LAN. If set to
Both (default), the router broadcasts the routin
g
table of the router on the
LAN and incorporates RIP broadcasts by other routers into its routin
g
table. If set to In Only, the router broadcasts its routin
g
table on the LAN.
If set to Out Only, the router broadcasts its routin
g
table, but it i
g
nores
any RIP broadcast packets that it receives. If set to None, the router
does not participate in any RIP exchan
g
e with other routers on the LAN.
Usually, you should leave this parameter at the default (Both) and let
RIP propa
g
ate the routin
g
information automatically
.
RIP Version This field determines which version of RIP (Routin
g
Information
Protocol) will be used by the router.
The followin
g
RIP options are supported by the Model RM356 Modem
Router:
• RIP-1—The router will accept and send RIP-1 messa
g
es only.
• RIP-2B—The router will accept RIP-1 and RIP-2 messa
g
es (both
broadcast and multicast) and send RIP-2 messa
g
es in broadcast
format.
• RIP-2M—The router will accept RIP-1 and RIP-2 messa
g
es (both
broadcast and multicast) and send RIP-2 messa
g
es in multicast
format.
For most applications, the recommended version is RIP-2B. Select
RIP-1 if other connected routers or workstations do not support RIP-2.
Select RIP-2M only in a pure RIP-2 environment.
Table 3-6. Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup Menu Fields (continued)
Field Description