Configuring RIP

ExtremeXOS Operation and Configuration, Version 12.1

2008 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. ExtremeXOS Operation and Configuration, Version 12.1. Part number DOC-00919.

Student Objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Describe the RIP routing protocol. Identify the limitations of RIP version 1. List the benefits of RIP version 2. Interpret RIP routing table entries. Describe the Split Horizon and Poison Reverse loop resolution protocols. Describe the operation of triggered updates. Configure the RIP routing protocol. Verify the RIP configuration. Test RIP operation.

Note: Depending on the needs of the students, the instructor may choose to reduce or eliminate the protocol overview portion of this module.
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Limitations of Manual Configuration

What if you have 50 switches, 10 subnetworks, a meshed topology, and 500 devices, what now?

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Routing Information Protocol

A distance-vector protocol used as an Interior Gateway Protocol. First used in the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPAnet) as early as 1969. It is primarily intended for use in homogeneous networks of moderate size (20-30 switches or less). Relatively simple to understand and implement.

RIP Network

Distance-Vector
Distance - Hop Count Vector - Next Hop Router

Each router creates its routing table based on route information exchanged between neighbors.
Supported by all Extreme Networks switches.
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Routing Information Protocol (Continued)

The router exchanges update messages with each neighbor every 30 seconds. Stale routes are removed from the routing table. There are two versions of RIP. In RIP V1, 25 routes can be advertised in a single packet. This limits the maximum packet size to 512 octets. Supports 2 types of loop resolution protocols. Split Horizon, Poison Reverse Supports triggered updates.

RIP Network

Updates Every 30 Seconds

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Limitations of RIP Version 1

Only understands class A, B, and C IP addresses. Does not propagate subnetwork mask information in its updates. Cannot support variable length subnetwork masks. Uses broadcasts for update delivery. It is an insecure routing protocol.
Updates: Sent as broadcast Networks only (no subnetwork masks)

RIP Network

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RIP Version 2
Fixes many of the limitations of RIP-1. Is a classless routing protocol. Supports variable length subnetwork masking. Supports Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR). Has features to make it backward compatible with RIP Version 1.
Network 129.128.0.0 Network 129.128.128.0 Subnet 255.255.192.0 Network 129.128.128.0 Subnet 255.255.192.0

RIPv2 network

Supports authentication (not supported on Extreme Switches). Clear text password MD5 checksum (RFC 2082)
Uses multicast for update delivery.
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RIPv1 network RIPv2 network

Routing Table and Route Advertisement

Contains an entry for every known destination network. Contains the following information: Origin of the route. IP Address of destination network. IP address of the next router
(gateway). Route Table
Ori *r *r *r *d d *d *d
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Metric (hop count) to the destination

network.

Duration of time since the last entry

update.

Route Advertisement of VLANs Only those VLANs configured with

an IP address, configured to forward IP, and running RIP have their subnetworks advertised.

Destination 10.10.11.0/24 10.10.20.0/24 10.10.33.0/24 10.10.55.0/24 10.10.60.0/24 10.10.99.0/24 127.0.0.1/8

Gateway 10.10.99.121 10.10.99.122 10.10.99.124 10.10.55.126 10.10.60.126 10.10.99.126 127.0.0.1

Mtr 2 3 2 1 1 1 0

Flags UG-----um-UG-----um-UG-----um-U------u---------u--U------u--U-H----um--

VLAN bbone bbone bbone white brown bbone white

Duration 0d:0h:18m:36s 0d:0h:09m:06s 0d:0h:18m:53s 0d:3h:21m:52s 0d:3h:21m:00s 0d:3h:21m:35s 0d:3h:34m:16s

Routing Loops
Router A advertises the route to the target network to Router B. Router B advertises the route to the target network learned from A to C. Router C advertises the route back to router B over the port that supplied the route. Router B believes it has two routes to the target network when actually only one exists. When the valid route becomes unavailable the router tries to use the alternate route. Traffic is sent over the original route and looped back again.
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Target Network

A
B Routing Table

Target network using A M=1

Target network using C M=3

Target Network Using A M=1

Problem!!

Target Network Using C M=3

Target Network Using B M= 2

C Routing Table
Target network using B M=2

Counting to Infinity Problem

Complex networks can contain multiple routing loops. Routers re-advertise routes out interfaces from which they were learned. When the valid route becomes unavailable routers advertise routes with ever increasing hop count metrics. Old route entries will be replaced by new route entries. Behavior repeats until the max hop count reaches infinity (16 unreachable). Causes slow convergence.
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Target Network

B Routing Table Target network using A M=1 Target Network using C M=16

C Routing Table Target network using B M=16

Split Horizon
Target Network

Used to prevent routing loop. Enabled by default on the switch. Router does not advertise a route back out the port that the route was originally learned on. The possibility of a loop has been eliminated using split horizon.

B Routing Table Target network using A M=1

Target Network Using A M=0

Split Horizon prevents route from being sent!!

Target Network Using C M=3

Target Network Using B M= 1

C Routing Table Target network using B M=2

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Poison Reverse
Routers advertise routes with hop count of 16 (unreachable). Faster convergence. Poison Reverse takes precedence over split horizon when both are enabled to prevent loops. Enabled by default. Possible increased size of routing messages.
Target Network Using A M=0 Target Network

B Routing Table Target Network using A M=1 Target Network using C M=16

Poison Reverse causes Router C to advertises route as unreachable.

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Target Network Using C M=16

Target Network Using B M= 1

C Routing Table Target Network using B M=2

Triggered Updates
Target Network

Sent out whenever the metric for a route changes and the router is required to send an update immediately. Even if it is not yet time for a regular
update message to be sent.

A
failed route Target = 2 Target = 8

Target = 0

Target = 1 Target = 7

Target = 1

Generally result in faster convergence. Results in more RIP-related traffic.

Target = 2 Target = 6

Target = 2

Target = 3 Target = 5

Target = 3

Target = 4 Target = 6

Target = 4

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RIP Limitations
Limit of 15 hops between the source and the destination networks. Bandwidth taken up by periodic broadcasts of entire routing table. Slow convergence. Routing decisions based on hop count. Flat networks; no concept of areas or boundaries.

RIP Network

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RIP Configuration Steps

Create and configure VLANs.
1. Configure the VLAN with an IP address. 2. Enable IP Forwarding. 3. Enable RIP on VLANs that do RIP routing. 4. Enable RIP globally on the switch. 5. Verify RIP configuration.

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General IP Configuration Commands

Create and configure VLANs: create vlan <vlan name> configure vlan <vlan name> add ports <portlist> Configure VLAN with an IP address: configure vlan <vlan name> ipaddress <ipaddr>
{<netmask> | <mask length>}

Enable IP forwarding: enable ipforwarding

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RIP Specific Configuration Commands

Enable RIP on VLANs that do RIP routing: configure rip add vlan [<vlan name> | all] Enable RIP globally on the switch: enable rip Disable RIP on VLANs: configure rip delete vlan [<vlan name> | all] Disable RIP globally on the switch: disable rip When RIP is disabled on the interface, the parameters are not reset to their defaults.

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RIP Configuration Example

RIP Network

Configuration for R1:

create vlan vlan1rip configure vlan1rip add ports 1 configure vlan1rip ipaddress 10.1.0.1/24 create vlan vlan0rip configure vlan0rip add ports 2,3 configure vlan0rip ipaddress 10.0.0.1/24 enable ipforwarding configure rip add vlan vlan0rip configure rip add vlan vlan1rip enable rip
R1

10.1.0.0 / 24 VLAN1rip

.1 .1

10.0.0.0 / 24 VLAN0rip

Similar configurations for R2 and R3

R2
.2 10.2.0.0 / 24 VLAN2rip
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.2

.3

R3
.3 10.3.0.0 / 24 VLAN3rip

RIP Timer and Cost Configuration Commands

Configure RIP update timer: configure rip updatetime {<seconds>} Configure RIP route timeout: configure rip routetimeout {<seconds>} Configure RIP garbage time: configure rip garbagetime {<seconds>} Configure RIP VLAN cost: configure rip vlan [<vlan name> | all] cost <cost>

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Additional RIP Configuration Commands

Configure RIP receive version: configure rip rxmode vlan [vlan name | all]
[none | v1only | v2only | any]

Configure RIP transmit version: configure rip txmode vlan [vlan name | all]
[none | v1only | v2only | any]

Enable or disable specific RIP features: [enable | disable] rip [aggregation | export |
|originate-default | poisonreverse | splithorizon | triggerupdates | use-ip-router-alert]

Unconfigure RIP: unconfigure rip {vlan <vlan name>}

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Verifying RIP Configuration

RIP, Split Horizon, Triggered Updates, Poison Reverse Status

Timers

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Verifying RIP Interfaces and Routes

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Verifying IP Forwarding and VLAN Interface

VLAN name and IP address

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Verifying the Route Source

Origin of route is RIP

Preferred route flag

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Summary
You should now be able to: Describe the RIP routing protocol. Identify the limitations of RIP version 1. List the benefits of RIP version 2. Interpret RIP routing table entries. Describe the Split Horizon and Poison Reverse loop resolution protocols. Describe the operation of triggered updates. Configure the RIP routing protocol. Verify the RIP configuration. Test RIP operation.

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Lab
Turn to the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Lab in the ExtremeXOS Operations and Configuration - Lab Guide Rev. 12.1 and complete the hands-on portion of this module.

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Review Questions

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2008 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. ExtremeXOS Operation and Configuration, Version 12.1. Part number DOC-00919. 2008 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. ExtremeXOS Operation and Configuration, Version 12.1. Part number DOC-00919.