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4.5.2 RIP
This section provides RIP function from Layer 3 Managed Switch. The Routing Information Protocol (RIP), it is one of the
most enduring of all routing protocols. RIP is also one of the more easily confused protocols because a variety of RIP-like
routing protocols proliferated, some of which even used the same name! RIP and the myriad RIP-like protocols were based
on the same set of algorithms that use distance vectors to mathematically compare routes to identify the best path to any
given destination address. These algorithms emerged from academic research that dates back to 1957.
Today's open standard version of RIP, sometimes referred to as IP RIP, is formally defined in two documents: Request for
Comments (RFC) 1058 and Internet Standard (STD) 56. As IP-based networks became both more numerous and greater
in size, it became apparent to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that RIP needed to be updated. Consequently,
the IETF released RFC 1388 in January 1993, which was then superseded in November 1994 by RFC 1723, which de-
scribes RIP 2 (the second version of RIP). These RFCs described an extension of Rip’s capabilities but did not attempt to
obsolete the previous version of RIP. RIP 2 enabled RIP messages to carry more information, which permitted the use of a
simple authentication mechanism to secure table updates. More importantly, RIP 2 supported subnet masks, a critical
feature that was not available in RIP. The RIP screen in
Figure 4-37 appears and Table 4-9 descriptions the RIP Con-
figuration Web page objects.
Figure 4-37 RIP Configuration Web Page screen
Table 4-9 Descriptions of RIP Web Page screen Objects
Object Description
IP Address Allow input the IP address for the entry.
Subnet Mask Allow input the subnet mask value for the entry. If this field is zero, no subnet mask has been
specified for the entry.
Send Version Allow to define the RIP version used on transmit mode, the available options are RIPV1 and
RIPV2. Default mode is RIPV1.
Receive Version Allow to define the RIP version used on receive mode, the available options are RIPV1 and RIPV2.
Default mode is RIPV1.
Authentication Allow to define the authentication mode with NONE, TEXT and MD5. Default mode is NONE.
KID (0-255) Allow input the KID value and available range is 0-255.
Password Allow input the password and supports up to 16 characters.
Horizon Split Allow define the Horizon Split and the available options are DISABLE, SIMPLE and POISON
REVERSE. Default mode is POISON REVERSE.
OK Click this button to take affect.