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Objectives
En
cou
nt
e
r
a
n
d
desc
ri
be
th
e
limit
a
ti
o
n
s
o
f RIPv1’
s
cou e a d desc be e a o s o s
limitations.
Apply the basic Routing Information Protocol Version
Apply
the
basic
Routing
Information
Protocol
Version
2 (RIPv2) configuration commands and evaluate
RIPv2 classless routing updates.
Analyze router output to see RIPv2 support for VLSM
and CIDR
Identify RIPv2 verification commands and common
RIPv2 issues.
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 in “hands-
on” labs
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Introduction
Introduction
Difference between RIPv1 & RIPv2
RIPv1
RIPv1
•A classful distance vector routing protocol
•
Does not support discontiguous subnets
Does
not
support
discontiguous
subnets
•Does not support VLSM
•Does not send subnet mask in routing update
•Routing updates are broadcast
RIPv2
•A classless distance vector routing protocol that is an
enhancement of RIPv1
’
s features
enhancement
of
RIPv1 s
features
.
•Next hop address is included in updates
•Routing updates are multicast (224.0.0.9 vs. 255.255.255.255)
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•The use of authentication is an option
Introduction
Similarities between RIPv1 & RIPv2
–
Use of timers to prevent routing loops
Use
of
timers
to
prevent
routing
loops
– Use of split horizon or split horizon with poison reverse to
also help prevent routing loops.
– Use of triggered updates when there is a change in the
topology for faster convergence.
Maximum hop count of 15 with the hop count of 16 signifying
–
Maximum
hop
count
of
15
,
with
the
hop
count
of
16
signifying
an unreachable network.
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v
1
Li
m
it
a
ti
ons
Lab Topology
3t t
3
rou
t
er se
t
up
Topology is discontiguous
There exists a static summary route
Static route information can be
injected into routing table updates
using redistribution.
Routers 1 & 3 contain VLSM
Routers
1
&
3
contain
VLSM
networks
Remember that both the R1 and R3
routers have subnets that are part of
the 172 30 0 0/16 major classful
the
172
.
30
.
0
.
0/16
major
classful
network (class B).
Also remember that R1 and R3 are
connected to R2 usin
g
subnets of the
g
209.165.200.0/24 major classful
network (class C).
This topology is discontiguous and
will not converge because
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will
not
converge
because
172.30.0.0/16 is divided by the
209.165.200.0/24.
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v
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m
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The topology shows that
R2 has a static
R2
has
a
static
summary route to the
192.168.0.0/16 network.
The configuration of this
summar
y
route will be
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displayed later in this
section.
RIP 1 Li it ti
RIP
v
1
Li
m
it
a
ti
ons
Review the VLSM addressing
scheme in the figure As shown
scheme
in
the
figure
.
As
shown
in the top chart, both R1 and R3
have had the 172.30.0.0/16
network subnetted into /24
subnets
subnets
.
–Four of these /24 subnets are
assigned:
–
two to R1
(
172.30.1.0/24 and
(
172.30.2.0/24)
–two to R3 (172.30.100.0/24 and
172.30.110.0/24).
Ithbtt ht h
I
n
th
e
b
o
tt
om c
h
ar
t
, we
h
ave
taken the 172.30.200.0/24
subnet and subnetted it again,
usin
g
the first four bits for
g
subnets and the last four bits for
hosts. The result is a
255.255.255.240 mask or /28.
Subnet 1 and Subnet 2 are
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Subnet
1
and
Subnet
2
are
assigned to R3.
RIP 1 Limitations
RIP
v
1
Limitations
Scenario Continued
S
VL
S
M
-Recall this is sub netting the
subnet
Private IP addresses are on
LAN links
Public IP addresses are used
on WAN links (through an
ISP, or when inside users
dt t id it
nee
d
t
o access ou
t
s
id
e s
it
es,
a public IP address must be
used.)
Loopback interfaces
-These are virtual interfaces
that can be pinged and
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that
can
be
pinged
and
added to routing table
Cisco has set these addresses aside for educational purposes.
RIPv1 Limitations
Loopback interfaces
Notice that R3 is using loopback interfaces (Lo0,
Lo1, and Lo2).
A loopback interface is a software-only interface that
is used to emulate a physical interface
is
used
to
emulate
a
physical
interface
.
Like other interfaces, it can be assigned an IP address.
Loopback interfaces are also used by other routing
p
rotocols
,
such as OSPF
,
for different
p
ur
p
oses.
p, , pp
These uses will be discussed in Chapter 11 OSPF.
In a lab environment, loopback interfaces are useful
in creating additional networks without having to add
more physical interfaces on the router
more
physical
interfaces
on
the
router
.
A loopback interface can be pinged and the subnet
can be advertised in routing updates.
Therefore, loopback interfaces are ideal for
Therefore,
loopback
interfaces
are
ideal
for
simulating multiple networks attached to the same
router.
In our example, R3 does not need four LAN
interfaces to demonstrate multiple subnets and
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interfaces
to
demonstrate
multiple
subnets
and
VLSM. Instead, we use loopback interfaces.
RIPv1 Limitations
RIPv1
Limitations
Route redistribution
Redistribution involves taking the routes from one routing
–
Redistribution
involves
taking
the
routes
from
one
routing
source and sending those routes to another routing source.
• In our example topology, we want the RIP process on R2 to
redistribute our static route (192.168.0.0/16) by importing the route
into RIP and then sending it to R1 and R3 using the RIP process.
R2( fi
t)#ditibt tti
-
R2(
con
fi
g-rou
t
er
)#
re
di
s
t
r
ib
u
t
e s
t
a
ti
c
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RIPv1 Limitations
RIPv1
Limitations
R2(config)#ip route 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0 Null0
The address space represented by the static summary route
–
The
address
space
represented
by
the
static
summary
route
192.168.0.0/16 does not actually exist.
–In order to simulate this static route, we use a null interface as
the exit interface.
– You do not need to enter any commands to create or
configure the null interface
configure
the
null
interface
.
–It is always up but does not forward or receive traffic. Traffic
sent to the null interface is discarded.
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Static routes and null interfaces
Stat
i
c
r
outes
a
n
d
n
u
ll in
te
rf
aces
Stat c outes a d u te aces
R2(config)#ip route 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0 Null0
a static route must have an active exit interface
a
static
route
must
have
an
active
exit
interface
before it will be installed in the routing table.
Usin
g
the null interface will allow R2 to advertise the
g
static route in RIP even though networks belonging
to the summary 192.168.0.0/16 do not actually exist.
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Vifi dTti C tiit
V
er
if
y
i
ng an
d
T
es
ti
ng
C
onnec
ti
v
it
y
show ip interfaces brief
Tt thth ttht l h fll
–
T
o
t
es
t
w
h
e
th
er or no
t
th
e
t
opo
l
ogy
h
as
f
u
ll
connectivity, we first verify that both serial
links on R2 are up using the show ip
interface brief
Ping
Whenever R2 pings any of the 172.30.0.0 subnets
on R1 or R3, only about 50% of the ICMP are
successful.
R1 is able to ping 10.1.0.1 but is unsuccessful
when attempting to ping the 172.30.100.1 on R3
R3 is able to ping 10 1 0 1 but is unsuccessful
R3
is
able
to
ping
10
.
1
.
0
.
1
but
is
unsuccessful
when attempting to ping the 172.30.1.1 on R1.
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RIP 1 Li it ti
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v
1
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m
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a
ti
ons
RIPv1 – a classful routing protocol
–
Subnet mask
are not sent
in updates
Subnet
mask
are
not
sent
in
updates
–Summarizes networks at major network boundaries
–RIPv1 cannot support discontiguous networks, VLSM, or CIDR.
if t k i di ti d RIP 1 fi d ill t b
–
if
ne
t
wor
k
i
s
di
scon
ti
guous an
d
RIP
v
1
con
fi
gure
d
convergence w
ill
no
t
b
e
reached
–RIPv1 on both the R1 and R3 routers will summarize their 172.30.0.0
subnets to the classful major network address of 172 30 0 0 when sending
subnets
to
the
classful
major
network
address
of
172
.
30
.
0
.
0
when
sending
routing updates to R2.
–From the perspective of R2, both updates have an equal cost of 1 hop to
reach network 172 30 0 0/16
As you will see R2 installs both paths in the
reach
network
172
.
30
.
0
.
0/16
.
As
you
will
see
,
R2
installs
both
paths
in
the
routing table.
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RIP 1 Li it ti
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v
1
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m
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a
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Examining the routing tables
-To examine the contents of
routing updates use the
debug ip rip command
R2 i i i t 172 30 0 0 l t
R2
i
s rece
i
v
i
ng
t
wo
172
.
30
.
0
.
0
equa
l
cos
t
routes with a metric of 1 hop. R2 is
receiving one route on Serial 0/0/0 from R1
and the other route on Serial 0/0/1 from R3.
R2 has two equal cost routes to the
172.30.0.0/16 network.
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v
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•
R1 has its own 172 30 0 0 routes:
•
R1
has
its
own
172
.
30
.
0
.
0
routes:
172.30.2.0/24 and 172.30.1.0/24.
•But R1 does not send R2 those subnets.
•R3 has a similar routing table.
BthR1 dR3 b d t d
•
B
o
th
R1
an
d
R3
are
b
oun
d
ary rou
t
ers an
d
are only sending the summarized
172.30.0.0 network to R2 in their RIPv1
routing updates.
AltR2lkbtth
•R2 that it is not including the 172.30.0.0 network
in its updates to either R1 or R3.
•Because the split horizon rule is in effect
.
•
R2 learned about 172 30 0 0/16 on both the
•
A
s a resu
lt
,
R2
on
l
y
k
nows a
b
ou
t
th
e
172.30.0.0/16 classful network and is
unaware of any 172.30.0.0 subnets.
•
R2
learned
about
172
.
30
.
0
.
0/16
on
both
the
Serial 0/0/0 and Serial 0/0/1 interfaces, it does not
include that network in updates it sends out these
same interfaces.
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RIPv1 Limitations
RIPv1
Limitations
Because RIPv1 does not send the
subnet mask in routin
g
u
p
dates, it
R4 is added to
gp
cannot support VLSM.
R3 router is configured with VLSM
subnets all of which are members
R4
is
added
to
the topology
connected to R3
subnets
,
all
of
which
are
members
of the class B network
172.30.0.0/16:
–
172.30.100.0/24 (FastEthernet 0/0)
172.30.100.0/24
(FastEthernet
0/0)
–172.30.110.0/24 (Loopback 0)
–172.30.200.16/28 (Loopback 1)
172 30 200 32/28 (L b k 2)
–
172
.
30
.
200
.
32/28
(L
oop
b
ac
k
2)
As we saw with the 172.30.0.0/16
u
p
dates to R2 b
y
R3,
py
–RIPv1 either summarizes the
subnets to the classful boundary
–
or
uses
t
h
e
sub
n
et
m
as
k
o
f
t
h
e
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uses t e sub et as o t e
outgoing interface to determine
which subnets to advertise.
RIPv1 Limitations
RIPv1
Limitations
Why is RIPv1 on R3 not including
the other subnets,
172 30 200 16/28 and
R4 is added to
172
.
30
.
200
.
16/28
and
172.30.200.32/28, in updates to
R4?
–
Those subnets do not have the
R4
is
added
to
the topology
connected to R3
Those
subnets
do
not
have
the
same subnet mask as
FastEthernet 0/0.
– R3 will only include those
172 30 0 0 routes in its routing
172
.
30
.
0
.
0
routes
in
its
routing
table with the same mask as the
exit interface.
– Since the interface is 172.30.100.1
ith /24 k it ill l i l d
w
ith
a
/24
mas
k
,
it
w
ill
on
l
y
i
nc
l
u
d
e
172.30.0.0 subnets with a /24
mask. The only one that meets
this condition is 172.30.110.0.
– The other 172.30.0.0 subnets,
172.30.200.16/28 and
172.30.200.32/28, are not
included because the /28 masks
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do not match the /24 mask of the
outgoing interface.
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No CIDR Support
R2(config)#ip route 192 168 0 0
R2(config)#ip
route
192
.
168
.
0
.
0
255.255.0.0 Null0
–the static route is included in
R2's routing table, but R2 will
not include the static route in its
not
include
the
static
route
in
its
update
–R1 is not receiving this
192.168.0.0/16 route in its RIP
updates from R2,
Reason: Classful routing
p
rotocols do not su
pp
ort
p
pp
CIDR routes that are
summarized with a smaller
mask than the classful
bt k
su
b
ne
t
mas
k
–If the 192.168.0.0 static route
were configured with a /24 mask
or
g
reater
,
this route would be
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g,
included in the RIP updates.
Config ring RIP 2
Config
u
ring
RIP
v
2
Comparing RIPv1 & RIPv2 Message Formats
–
RIPv2 Messa
g
e format is simila
r
to RIPv1 but has 2 extensions
g
1st extension is the subnet mask field
allows a 32 bit mask to be included in the RIP route entry.
the receiving router no longer depends upon the subnet mask of the
the
receiving
router
no
longer
depends
upon
the
subnet
mask
of
the
inbound interface or the classful mask when determining the subnet
mask for a route
2nd extension is the addition of next hop address
The Next Hop address is used to identify a better next-hop address - if
one exists - than the address of the sending router.
If the field is set to all zeros (0.0.0.0), the address of the sending router
is the best next
-
hop address
is
the
best
next
-
hop
address
.
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Configuring RIPv2
Enabling and Verifying RIPv2
Enabling
and
Verifying
RIPv2
Configuring RIP on a Cisco router
–
By default it is running RIPv1
–Even though the router only sends RIPv1 messages, it can
interpret both RIPv1 and RIPv2 messages
interpret
both
RIPv1
and
RIPv2
messages
.
–A RIPv1 router will just ignore the RIPv2 fields in the route
entry.
RIPv1
RIPv2
RIPv1
RIPv2
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Configuring RIPv2
Configuring
RIPv2
Configuring
RIPv2
on a
Configuring
RIPv2
on
a
Cisco router
-
Requires using the
-
Requires
using
the
version 2 command
RIPv2 ignores RIPv1
-
RIPv2
ignores
RIPv1
updates
To verify RIPv2 is
To
verify
RIPv2
is
configured use the
show ip protocols
show
ip
protocols
command
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Comparing RIP v1 and v2
Comparing
RIP
v1
and
v2
RIP v2 Æ send and receive v2
RIP v1
Æ
send v1 but can receive both v1 and v2
RIP
v1
Æ
send
v1
but
can
receive
both
v1
and
v2
No I can not
Ild
RIP network is broken
Version 1
Version 2
No
.
I
can
not
take version 1
I
can on
l
y sen
d
version 1
Version
1
Version
2
Yes. I can take
version 1 or 2
I can only send
version 2
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POP Quiz
POP
Quiz
How do you make the RIPv2 back to the default “send 1” and
receive 1 or 2”?
- Hint: Gad(config-router)#version 1 is not the answer.
Version 1
Version 2
Version
1
Version
2
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Cfi i RIP2
C
on
fi
gur
i
ng
RIP
v
2
Auto
-
Summary & RIPv2
Auto
Summary
&
RIPv2
RIPv2 will automatically
summarize routes at major
summarize
routes
at
major
network boundaries and
can also summarize routes
with a subnet mask that is
smaller than the classful
subnet mask
subnet
mask
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