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PC Concepts Full-Rated Router ADSL2+ User Manual

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The following instructions describe how to enable RIP on your ADSL/Ethernet router:

(1)

If the RIP Configuration page is not already displaying, click the Services

tab, and then click

RIP

in the task bar.

The page contains radio buttons for enabling or disabling the RIP feature and

a table listing interfaces on which the protocol is currently running. The first time

you open this page, the table may be empty

(2)

If necessary, change the Age and Update Time. These are global settings

for all interfaces that use RIP.

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Age is the amount of time in seconds that the device's RIP table will

retain each route that it learns from adjacent computers.

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Update Time specifies how frequently the ADSL/Ethernet router will

send out its routing table to its neighbors

(3)

In the IFName column, select the name of the interface on which you

want to enable RIP.

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For communication with RIP-enabled devices on your LAN, select the

LAN interface (typically eth-0 or usb-0).

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For communication with your ISP or a remote LAN, select the