version (RIP view)

Function

The version command specifies a global RIP version.

The undo version command restores the default version.

By default, the global RIP version is RIP-2.

version version-num

undo version

Parameter	Description	Value
version-num	Indicates a RIP version.	The value can be 1 or 2.

Parameter

Description

Value

version-num

Indicates a RIP version.

The value can be 1 or 2.

RIP view

2: Configuration level

Task Name	Operations
rip	write

Usage Scenario

If the RIP version is RIP-1, a device sends and receives only RIP-1 packets.

If the RIP version is RIP-2, a device sends RIP-2 packets in multicast mode and receives RIP-2 packets in multicast or broadcast mode.

Procedure

If the version of RIP running on a device is changed, the routing information in a routing table is deleted and needs to be learned again.

Configuration Impact

If the version of RIP running on a device is changed, the routing information in a routing table is deleted and needs to be learned again.

# Enable RIP to send and receive RIP-2 packets.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] rip 100
[*HUAWEI-rip-100] version 2