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[metric [hops]]
Sets the hopcount that RIP will use for a link on the specified interface. No matter what the true
hopcount is for a route, administrators typically set larger hopcount values on slower interfaces than
on faster interfaces, to establish a preference for the faster interface. By default, the Router sets the
hopcount on modems to 2, and to 1 for all other interfaces.
[mtu size]
Specify the maximum packet size of the interface in bytes. Packets exceeding this length will be
fragmented, before forwarding them through the specified interface.
[netmask mask]
Specify how much of the address to reserve for subdividing networks into subnetworks. The mask
includes the network part of the local address and the subnet part, which is taken from the host field
of the address.
mask—Can be specified as a single hexadecimal number with a leading 0x or with a dot-notation
address. The mask contains 1’s for the bit positions in the 32-bit address which are to be used for the
network and subnet parts, and 0’s for the host part. The mask should contain at least the standard
network portion, and the subnet field should be contiguous with the network portion. This value
overrides any /bits parameter specified in the address subcommand.
[peer addr [/bits]]
Specify the IP address and subnet mask bits of the PPP device at the other end of the WAN interface.
This command causes a route to be added to the specified sub-network.
addr—Specify the address to use. The address can be specified as a single hexadecimal number with a
leading 0x or with a dot-notation address.
/bits—Specify the number of bits reserved for the subnet mask. The default is 32.
[rip [{active | passive | off}]]
If specified for the Ethernet interface, the active keyword enables routing information protocol
(RIP) broadcasts on the Ethernet every 30 seconds with split horizon processing, when the interface
is marked “up.”
active—For an Ethernet interface, enables RIP broadcasts on the Ethernet every 30 seconds with split
horizon processing, when the interface is marked “up.”
For a WAN interface, Sends RIP updates every 60 seconds to the WAN peer once a connection is
established if specified on a WAN interface. Updates are sent with split horizon processing enabled.
RIP updates will not keep a dial-up link active, and will only be sent if the other traffic is keeping the
link up.
passive—Causes the Router to listen for RIP updates on the interface specified, in order to learn
routes available through that interface.
off—Prevents the Router from sending any RIP updates, and causes the Router to ignore RIP
updates that are received.
[speed [bps]]
speed—The speed subcommand allows you to change the speed of the connection between the