RIP(9)                  XR32 REFERENCE MANUAL                3/2/2013

NAME
        RIP -- Routing Information Protocol.

DESCRIPTION
        Routing Information Protocol (RIP) allows routers to learn
        about each other's routing, similar to the way that NetRom
        exchanges nodes broadcasts.

        There are various versions of RIP, and XR32 currently
        implements only RIP98 which was developed by G8BPQ
        specifically for radio-based routers.  If there is a need for
        other versions of RIP, they may be included in a later
        version.

        RIP98 works by sending its routing table to nominated peers at
        regular intervals, and accepting routing information from
        peers.  The routes learned by this means are added as
        temporary entries to the IP routing table.  These entries have
        a finite lifetime, and if not updated regularly they drop out
        of the routing table.

        Configuring XR32 to use RIP98
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        The following configuration commands are available:

              RIP ACCEPT      Remove a peer from the refuse list.
              RIP ADD         Add a peer to the broadcast list. (*)
              RIP DROP        Remove a peer from the broadcast list.
              RIP LEARN       Allow / disallow route learning. (*)
              RIP REFUSE      Ignore broadcasts from a peer. (*)
              RIP STATUS      Show status of RIP.
              RIP TIMEOUT     Specify lifetime of learned routes. (*)

        Commands marked (*) may be used in BOOTCMDS.SYS or IPROUTE.SYS
        to configure the system automatically.

        By default, RIP98 route learning is OFF, so you need to
        include at least a "RIP LEARN ON" command, to enable your
        system to learn routes from others.  Your neighbours will also
        need to add your IP address to their RIP broadcast lists.

        If you wish to inform your neighbours of your existence and
        your routing capabilities, you need some RIP ADD commands, one
        for each neighbour to who you wish to send RIP updates.

        If you have LEARN enabled, and there is a neighbour who is
        sending unwanted RIP updates to you, you may ignore them using
        RIP REFUSE.

        The RIP commands are explained in more detail in section 1 of
        this manual.

SEE ALSO
        RIP(1) -- Routing Interface Protocol Commands.

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