Reference Guide

1244 | Router Information Protocol (RIP)
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Command
History
Usage
Information
When a neighbor router is identified, unicast data exchanges occur. Multiple neighbor routers are
possible.
Use the passive-interface command in conjunction with the neighbor command to ensure that only
specific interfaces are receiving and sending data.
Related
Commands
network
c e s
Enable RIP for a specified network. Use this command to enable RIP on all networks connected to the
switch.
Syntax
network ip-address
To disable RIP for a network, use the no network ip-address command.
Parameter
Defaults
No RIP network is configured.
Command Modes
ROUTER RIP
Command
History
Usage
Information
You can enable an unlimited number of RIP networks.
RIP operates over interfaces configured with any address specified by the network command.
offset-list
c e s
Specify a number to add to the incoming or outgoing route metrics learned via RIP.
Syntax
offset-list prefix-list-name {in | out} offset [interface]
To delete an offset list, use the no offset-list prefix-list-name {in | out} offset [interface]
command.
Parameters
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
pre-Version 6.2.1.1 Introduced on E-Series
passive-interface Sets the interface to only listen to RIP broadcasts.
ip-address
Specify an IP network address in dotted decimal format. You cannot specify a subnet.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
pre-Version 6.2.1.1 Introduced on E-Series
prefix-list-name
Enter the name of an established Prefix list to determine which incoming routes will
be modified.