Routing Information Protocol (RIP) - Short Note!!!

RIP Version

•       RIPv1
•       RIPv2
•       RIPng

RIPv1	Broadcast	No VLSM Support	IPv4
RIPv2	Multicast (224.0.0.9)	VLSM Support	IPv4
RIPng	Multicast (FF02::9)	VLSM Support	IPv6

Route Update Timer	30 Second
Route Invalid Timer	180 second
Hold-down Timer	180 second
Route Flush Timer	240 second

• Distance-Vector Protocol
• Hop Count (15)
• Administrative Distance (AD) is 120 
• Full and Triggered updates
• Split Horizon
• Poison Reverse

RIPv2 Configuration

Router (config) # router rip

Router (config) # version 2

Router (config) # no auto-summary

Router (config) # network (A.B.C.D)

Advertising a default Route using RIP

Router (config) # default-information originate