RIP(1)                  XR32 REFERENCE MANUAL               23/1/2013

COMMAND
        RIP -- Routing Interface Protocol configuration commands.

SYNOPSIS
        RIP AC[cept] <ip_address>
        RIP A[dd] <ip_address> <secs>
        RIP D[rop] <ip_address>
        RIP L[earn] [ON | OFF]
        RIP R[efuse] <ip_address>
        RIP S[tatus]
        RIP T[imeout] [secs]

AVAILABILITY
        Sysop-only.

DESCRIPTION
        RIP allows routers to learn of each other's routing, in a
        similar fashion to NetRom.  Xrouter implements RIP98, which is
        a form optimised for radio, and the RIP commands are used to
        configure the system.

OPTIONS
        Peers which have been added to the refuse list using the RIP
        REFUSE command can be removed using RIP ACCEPT, allowing the
        router to learn information from them.  <ip_address> is the IP
        address of the peer.

        RIP ADD adds a peer to the list of those who will receive RIP
        transmissions from us.  The <secs> parameter specifies the
        interval between transmissions, and should be chosen in
        agreement with the peer, so that <secs> is approximately one
        quarter of the lifetime of their RIP entries.  This allows up
        to 4 transmissions to be lost before the route is purged.

        RIP DROP removes a peer from the list of those who will
        receive RIP transmissions from us.

        RIP LEARN turns route learning on or off.  By default, RIP98
        route learning is OFF.  If no arguments are given, the current
        status is reported.  "ON" allows Xrouter to learn routes from
        its RIP98 peers, and "OFF" prevents it.  I recommend enabling
        LEARN mode.

        RIP REFUSE is the opposite of ACCEPT.  It adds a peer to the
        refuse list so broadcasts from that peer will be ignored.  I
        have provided this command in case you need to exclude a peer
        which is advertising faulty routes.

        RIP STATUS displays various RIP98 parameters such as the list
        of peers who receive broadcasts from us, the list of peers we
        are ignoring, the timeout value, and the setting of learn
        mode.

        RIP TIMEOUT is used to display and set the lifetime of learned
        routes.  Routes learned from peers have a finite lifetime.  If
        the route entry is not refreshed within this lifetime, it is
        removed from the routes table.  The timeout should preferably
        be 4 times the interval between broadcasts from peers, and the
        default is currently 4 hours.

EXAMPLES
        RIP ACCEPT 44.131.95.2
        RIP ADD 44.131.95.240 3600
        RIP DROP 44.131.90.6
        RIP LEARN ON
        RIP REFUSE 44.131.57.1
        RIP STATUS
        RIP TIMEOUT 14400

FILES
        The RIP ADD, LEARN, REFUSE and TIMEOUT commands may also be
        used within IPROUTE.SYS or BOOTCMDS.SYS.

SEE ALSO
        BOOTCMDS.SYS(8) -- Commands to Execute at Bootup.
        IPROUTE.SYS(8) -- IP Router Configuration File.

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