Administrator Guide

Implementation Information
Dell Networking OS supports both versions of RIP and allows you to configure one version globally and the other version on interfaces or
both versions on the interfaces.
The following table lists the defaults for RIP in Dell Networking OS.
Table 80. RIP Defaults
Feature Default
Interfaces running RIP
• Listen to RIPv1 and RIPv2
• Transmit RIPv1
RIP timers
• update timer = 30 seconds
• invalid timer = 180 seconds
• holddown timer = 180 seconds
• flush timer = 240 seconds
Auto summarization Enabled
ECMP paths supported 16
Configuration Information
By default, RIP is disabled in Dell Networking OS.
To configure RIP, you must use commands in two modes: ROUTER RIP and INTERFACE. Commands executed in the ROUTER RIP mode
configure RIP globally, while commands executed in the INTERFACE mode configure RIP features on that interface only.
RIP is best suited for small, homogeneous networks. You must configure all devices within the RIP network to support RIP if they are to
participate in the RIP.
Configuration Task List
The following is the configuration task list for RIP.
• Enabling RIP Globally (mandatory)
• Configure RIP on Interfaces (optional)
• Controlling RIP Routing Updates (optional)
• Setting Send and Receive Version (optional)
• Generating a Default Route (optional)
• Controlling Route Metrics (optional)
• Summarize Routes (optional)
• Controlling Route Metrics
• Debugging RIP
For a complete listing of all commands related to RIP, refer to the Dell Networking OS Command Reference Interface Guide.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
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