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4.4.11 ADVANCED – Dynamic Routing
The dynamic routing feature enables the ARM-104_v3 ADSL2/2+ Router to dynamically define routes for
subnet(s) on the WAN/LAN side. Dynamic Routing uses RIP (Routing Information Protocol) for exchanging
routing information with other routers in the network. It is supported across both WAN and LAN interfaces.
When RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is enabled the router builds its own routing tables utilizing request
and response packets. A request packet tells the router to build a list of its routing table contents with the
network/host IP to which the table belongs, Netmask for the network and RIP host. After obtaining this
information, the router will send a response to the machine that sent the original request. RIP will also update
the main routing table.
„ Enable RIP: If this box is checked, Dynamic Routing is enabled.
„ Protocol: Select the protocol from the drop-down manual. The choice is dependent upon the
network environment. Most networks support Rip v1. If RIP v1 is selected, routing data will be sent
in RIP v1 format. If Rip V2 is selected, routing data will be sent in RIP v2 format using Subnet
Broadcasting. If Rip V1 Compatible is selected, routing data will be sent in RIP v2 format using
Multicasting.
; RIPv1: RIP Version 1: One of the first dynamic routing protocols introduced used in the
Internet, RIPv1 was developed to distribute network reach ability information for what is
now considered simple topologies.
; RIPv2: RIP Version 2: Shares the same basic concepts and algorithms as RIPv1 with
added features such as subnet masks, authentication, external route tags, next hop
addresses, and multicasting in addition to broadcasting.
„ Enable Password: This is an optional field. RIP version v2/Compatibility allows you to provide
simple plaintext password based authentication to RIP packets. This field is disabled if RIP v1
protocol is selected.