Setting the Maximum Length of RIP packets
You can increase the maximum length of RIP packets to enable them to carry more routes, which improves bandwidth utilization.
Context
You can run the rip max-packet-length command to set a length greater than 512 bits for RIP packets only when the remote end can accept RIP packets longer than 512 bits.
After the maximum length of RIP packets is increased, Huawei devices may fail to communicate with non-Huawei devices. Therefore, exercise caution when running this command.
Procedure
- Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
- Run interface interface-type interface-number
The interface view is displayed.
- Run rip max-packet-length { value | mtu }
The maximum length of RIP packets is set.
mtu specifies the maximum length of a RIP packet that can be accepted.
- Run commit
The configuration is committed.