
Chapter 9. Router
61200305L1-1 ATLAS 550 User Manual 9-7
T
XAND
R
X
RIP advertisements are periodically transmitted and are listened to on this
virtual circuit.
P
ROTOCOL
Write security: 2; Read security: 5
Sets the version of RIP being used on this interface. The options are RIP
V1 (version 1) and RIP V2 (version 2).
M
ETHOD
Write security: 2; Read security: 5
Defines the method used to send RIP route advertisements. The options
are listed below:
N
ONE
All routes in the router table are advertised through this interface
with no modification of the routing metric.
S
PLIT
H
ORIZON
Only advertises routes not learned through this interface.
P
OISON
R
EVERSE
All routes are advertised, but the routes learned through this inter-
face are “poisoned” with an infinite route metric.
U
PDATES
Write security: 2; Read security: 5
Defines when RIP advertisements are transmitted.
P
ERIODIC
RIP advertisements are periodically transmitted.
T
RIGGERED
RIP advertisements are transmitted only when new routes are
learned, and learned routes do not age.
If M
ODE
is O
FF
, the following menus (P
ROTOCOL
, M
ETHOD
,
and U
PDATES
)willnot be visible.
If RIP V2 is selected, a user-defined secret must be created
(see V2 Secret on page 9-8).