RIPv2

RIPv2

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Routing Information Protocol Version 2

The first classless routing protocol is the evolution of RIP v1, plus it supports VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Mask).

RIPv2 is known as a Vector Distance protocol and uses the following features to avoid routing loops:

  • Split Horizon: prevents advertising routes learned on interface A to the same interface (A). For example, 1.1.1.0/24 learned on g1/3 can be advertised to other router interfaces but not on interface g1/3.
  • Route Poisoning: ensures that all routers are aware of a failed route. It is implemented by advertising the failed route with an infinite metric.

Its configuration does not vary much from that of RIP v1. We only need to add the “version 2” command when entering the router configuration mode.

Syntax:

router(config)#router rip
router(config-router)#version 2
router(config-router)#network a.a.a.a
router(config-router)#network b.b.b.b
router(config-router)#network c.c.c.c

Where:

  • router rip.- Command to access the router configuration mode assigning the RIP routing protocol.
  • version 2.- Command that indicates the version of the RIP protocol.
  • network.- Command is used for the router to publish the networks in its RIP update packets.
  • a.a.a.a – Network to be published by the router.

RIPv2 performs auto-summarization by default; with the following command, we can disable it:

router(config-router)#no auto-summary

In RIPv2, you can configure passive interfaces to stop sending RIP updates to other routers.

(config-router)#passive-interface default|g0/1

In RIPv2, a default route can be advertised with the following command:

R1(config-router)# default-information originate

Validation commands:

show ip route rip
show ip protocols
show ip rip database

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