Adjusting RIP Route Selection

You can adjust RIP route selection on a complicated network.

Usage Scenario

The implementation of RIP is simple, and therefore, RIP is widely used in small and medium networks. To flexibly apply RIP on the live network to meet various requirements of users, you can change RIP route selection by setting different parameters.

Pre-configuration Tasks

Before adjusting RIP route selection, complete the following tasks:

Configure IP addresses for interfaces to ensure that neighboring nodes are reachable at the network layer.
Configuring Basic RIP Functions.

Configuration Procedure

Perform one or more of the following configurations as required.

Disabling RIP-2 Classful Summarization: On the network where subnets are incontiguous, you can cancel the classful summarization of RIP-2 so that more accurate routing information can be obtained.

Configuring the Additional Metric on an Interface: The additional metric is a metric (number of hops) that is added to the original metric of an RIP route. You set additional metrics for received RIP routes and those to be sent.

Setting the Maximum Number of Equal-Cost Routes: You can set the maximum number of equal-cost RIP routes to adjust the number of routes that load-balance traffic.

Verifying the Configuration of RIP Route Selection: After adjusting RIP route selection, verify the running status of RIP, information about interfaces, and RIP routing information.