User manual MAXTOR RIP3

[. . . ] Matrox Networks Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Summary www. matrox. com/networks networks. techsupport@matrox. com +1 (514) 822-6090 Tech Note #3 This document describes the use of RIP in the Matrox iSwitch 8. It contains the following: A list of the products that support this feature. [. . . ] Each router broadcasts (RIP Version 1) or multicasts (RIP Version 2) their entire routing table every 30 seconds. The "periodic mode" keeps other routers aware of the presence of that router and the validity of the various routes for which it is responsible. If, during a three minute period, a route does not advertise itself a deletion process begins. If, after a further two minutes, there is still no advertisement of that particular route the routers on the network delete that route from their list of viable routes. The Matrox iSwitch 8 differs from traditional routers since it does not exchange RIP packets through the Internet (WAN), allowing RIP packets to only flow on the LAN. Despite this, the RIP implementation on the Matrox iSwitch 8 serves two purposes. First, by maintaining a routing table the Matrox iSwitch 8 knows where to send reply packets on different networks, as needed. Second, the Matrox iSwitch 8 advertises itself as the default gateway. Other routers © Matrox Networks 1999 TechNote #3 - RIP Page 2 of 2 can then send all requests for which a route does not exist to the Matrox iSwitch 8. It will, in turn, forward these destination unknown packets to the Internet. Therefore, any unknown requests must be destined for the Internet (WAN). If the Matrox iSwitch 8 is the only device on the LAN capable of routing, then disable the RIP feature. This feature is only beneficial when there is more than one router on your LAN. With only one such device on your network, the Matrox iSwitch 8, it would be a waste of bandwidth to enable RIP. [. . . ] Some routers, such as the Matrox iSwitch 8, work in passive mode by default. The only authentication type supported by the Matrox iSwitch 8 RIP implementation is a plain text password. © Matrox Networks 1999 [. . . ]