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Fortinet 548B User Manual

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Configurable Data

RIPv6 Admin Mode - Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. If you select enable RIPv6
will be enabled for the switch. The default is disable.

Split Horizon Mode - Select none, simple or poison reverse from the pulldown menu. Split horizon
is a technique for avoiding problems caused by including routes 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 will not be included in updates sent to the router from which it was learned.

Poisoned reverse

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a route will be included in updates sent to the router from which it was

learned, but the metric will be set to infinity.

The default is simple.

Update Time - Configure the Ripng update time.

Garbage Time - Configure the Ripng garbage time.

Timeout Time - Configure the Ripng timeout time.

Distance - Configure the Ripng distance.

Default Information Originate - Enable or Disable Default Route Advertise.

Default Metric - Sets a default for the metric of redistributed routes.This field displays the default
metric if one has already been set or blank if not configured earlier. The valid values are 1 to 15.

Command Buttons

Submit - Send the updated configuration to the switch. Configuration changes take effect
immediately. These changes will not be retained across a power cycle unless a save is performed.

11.6.9.2 Configuring RIPv6 Interface Configuration Page

Selection Criteria

Slot/Port - Select the interface for which data is to be configured.

Configurable Data

Interface Mode - Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. Before you enable RIPv6
version 1 or version 1c on an interface, you must first enable network directed broadcast mode on
the corresponding interface. The default value is disabled.

Passive Interface - Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. The default value is disabled.

Command Buttons

Submit - Send the updated configuration to the switch. Configuration changes take effect
immediately. These changes will not be retained across a power cycle unless a save is performed.