910 PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide53-1002266-01Configuring RIP parameters28Configuring RIP parametersUse the following procedures to configure RIP parameters on a system-wide and individualinterface basis.Enabling RIPRIP is disabled by default. To enable it, use the following method.NOTEYou must enable the protocol globally and also on individual interfaces on which you want toadvertise RIP. Globally enabling the protocol does not enable it on individual interfaces.To enable RIP globally, enter the following command.PowerConnect(config)#router ripSyntax: [no] router ripAfter globally enabling the protocol, you must enable it on individual interfaces. You can enable theprotocol on physical interfaces as well as virtual routing interfaces. To enable RIP on an interface,enter commands such as the following.PowerConnect(config)#interface ethernet 0/1/1PowerConnect(config-if-0/1/1)#ip rip v1-onlySyntax: [no] ip rip v1-only | v1-compatible-v2 | v2-onlyNOTEYou must specify the RIP version.Configuring metric parametersBy default, a Layer 3 Switch port increases the cost of a RIP route that is learned on the port byone. You can configure individual ports to add more than one to a learned route cost. In addition,you can configure a RIP offset list to increase the metric for learned or advertised routes based onnetwork address.Changing the cost of routes learned on a portBy default, a Layer 3 Switch port increases the cost of a RIP route that is learned on the port. TheLayer 3 Switch increases the cost by adding one to the route metric before storing the route.You can change the amount that an individual port adds to the metric of RIP routes learned on theport. To do so, use the following method.NOTERIP considers a route with a metric of 16 to be unreachable. Use this metric only if you do not wantthe route to be used. You can prevent the Layer 3 Switch from using a specific port for routes learnedthough that port by setting its metric to 16.To increase the cost a port adds to RIP routes learned in that port, enter commands such as thefollowing.
