Configuring a RIP interface

To configure a RIP interface, perform the following steps.

  1. Click Configure on the left pane and select RIP .
  2. Click Interface .

    The RIP Interface window is displayed as shown in the figure below.

    RIP interface

  3. Click Configure RIP Interface or Modify to change the RIP interface parameters for the respective port.

    The RIP Interface window is displayed as shown in the figure below.

    Configuring a RIP interface

  4. Select a Unit ID from the Select Unit list and click Get Ports to retrieve the list of ports corresponding to the selected Unit ID.
    A message is displayed to indicate that the operation does not change the running configuration.
  5. Select a port from the Port list.
  6. Select one of the following options for Version :
      • Disabled
      • V1 Only
      • V2 Only
      • V1-Compatible-V2
  7. Click Disable or Enable for Poison Reverse .

    Poison reverse is the method a Layer 3 switch uses to prevent routing loops caused by advertising a route on the same interface as the one on which the Layer 3 switch learned the route.

  8. Enter the prefix list to be applied to the learned RIP routes in the IP Prefix In field.
  9. Enter the prefix list to be applied to the advertised RIP routes in the IP Prefix Out field.
  10. Enter the cost metric to be applied to the learned RIP routes in the Metric Offset In field.
  11. Enter the cost metric to be applied to the advertised RIP routes in the Metric Offset Out field.
  12. Specify the route map to be applied on the interface to filter the learned RIP routes in the Route-map In field.
  13. Specify the route map to be applied on the interface to filter the advertised RIP routes in the Route-map Out field.
  14. Click Apply to configure the RIP interface to the specified port or click Apply All Port to configure the RIP interface on all the ports.

    The message The change has been made is displayed. To display the configured RIP interface, click Show . To reset the data entered in the configuration pane, click Reset .

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