silent-interface (RIP view)

Function

The silent-interface command enables an interface to receive RIP packets to update its routing table but disables it from sending RIP packets.

The undo silent-interface command re-enables an interface to send updated packets.

By default, an interface is not suppressed.

Format

silent-interface [ disable ] { interface-type interface-number | interface-name }

undo silent-interface { interface-type interface-number | interface-name }

undo silent-interface disable { interface-type interface-number | interface-name }

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
disable	Enables interfaces to send RIP packets.	-
interface-type	Specifies the type of an interface.	-
interface-number	Specifies the number of an interface.	-

Parameter

Description

Value

disable

Enables interfaces to send RIP packets.

interface-type

Specifies the type of an interface.

interface-number

Specifies the number of an interface.

Views

RIP view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
rip	write

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

When a device running RIP is connected to a network running other routing protocols, you can run the silent-interface command on the interface that connects the device to the network to prevent the interface from sending useless packets to the network.

If you want a small number of interfaces to broadcast or multicast RIP packets, you can run the silent-interface all command first to prevent all interfaces from broadcasting or multicasting RIP packets and then run the silent-interface disable interface-type interface-number command to re-enable the small number of interfaces to broadcast or multicast RIP packets.

You can run the silent-interface and peer (RIP) commands to advertise routes to a specified device.

Precautions

The silent-interface command that is run in a RIP process takes precedence over the rip input or rip output command that is run on an interface.

Example

# Configure all interfaces as silent interfaces, and then activate GigabitEthernet 0/1/0.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] rip 100
[*HUAWEI-rip-100] silent-interface all
[*HUAWEI-rip-100] silent-interface disable GigabitEthernet 0/1/0

# Configure the RIP interface GigabitEthernet 0/1/0 as a silent interface and enable it to send routes to the neighbor with IP address 10.1.1.1/24.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] rip 100
[*HUAWEI-rip-100] silent-interface GigabitEthernet 0/1/0
[*HUAWEI-rip-100] peer 10.1.1.1