LAB#5 Routing Information Protocol: RIPv1

Objectives:
 Learn how Ripv1 using metrics to select the best routing path
 Configure the networks and troubleshoot the network
 Analyze the routing table and check the metrics .
Procedures :
Step 1: Configure the routers On the routers, enter global configuration mode and configure the
hostname as shown on the chart. Then configure the console, virtual terminal lines password
(both “cisco”) and privileged EXEC password (“class”):
Step 2: Add the logging synchronous command to the console and virtual terminal lines This
command is very helpful in both lab and production environments and uses the following syntax:
Router(config-line)#logging synchronous.
Step 3: Disable DNS lookup :
Router(config)# no ip domain-lookup
Step 4: Configure the interfaces on R1, R2, and R3 Configure the interfaces on the R1, R2, and
R3 routers with the IP addresses from the table under the Topology Diagram.
Step 5: Verify IP addressing and interfaces Use the show ip interface brief command to verify
that the IP addressing is correct and that the interfaces are active.
Step 6: Configure Ethernet interfaces of PC1, PC2, and PC3 Configure the Ethernet interfaces
of PC1, PC2, and PC3 with the IP addresses and default gateways from the table under the
Topology Diagram.
Step 7: Test the PC configuration by pinging the default gateway from the PC.
Task: Configure RIP :
Step 1: Enable dynamic routing To enable a dynamic routing protocol, enter global
configuration mode and use the router command.
Enter router ? at the global configuration prompt to a see a list of available routing protocols
on your router. To enable RIP, enter the command router rip in global configuration mode.
Router(config)#router rip
Step 2: Enter classful network addresses Once you are in routing configuration mode, enter the
classful network address for each directly connected network, using the network command with
the following syntax:
Router(config-router)#network
Router(config-router)#network
The network command:
• Enables RIP on all interfaces that belong to this network. These interfaces will now both send
and receive RIP updates.
• Advertises this network in RIP routing updates sent to other routers every 30 seconds.
Task: Verify RIP Routing :
Step 1: Use the show ip route command to verify that each router has all of the networks in the
topology entered in the routing table Routes learned through RIP are coded with an R in the
routing table.
Step 2: Use the show ip protocols command to view information about the routing processes The
show ip protocols command can be used to view information about the routing processes that
are occurring on the router. This output can be used to verify most RIP parameters to confirm
that:
• RIP routing is configured
• The correct interfaces send and receive RIP updates
• The router advertises the correct networks
• RIP neighbors are sending updates
Step 3: Use the debug ip rip command to view the RIP messages being sent and received Rip
updates are sent every 30 seconds so you may have to wait for debug information to be
displayed. For example:
R1#debug ip rip
R1#
RIP: received v1 update from 192.168.2.2 on Serial0/0/0 192.168.3.0 in 1 hops 192.168.4.0 in 1
hops 192.168.5.0 in 2 hops RIP: sending v1 update to 255.255.255.255 via FastEthernet0/0
(192.168.1.1)
RIP: build update entries network 192.168.2.0 metric 1 network 192.168.3.0 metric 2 network
192.168.4.0 metric 2 network 192.168.5.0 metric 3
RIP: sending v1 update to 255.255.255.255 via Serial0/0/0 (192.168.2.1)
RIP: build update entries network 192.168.1.0 metric 1 The debug output shows that R1 receives
an update from R2.
Notice how this update includes all the networks that R1 does not already have in its routing
table. Because the FastEthernet0/0 interface belongs to the 192.168.1.0 network configured
under RIP, R1 builds an update to send out that interface. The update includes all networks
known to R1 except the network of the interface. Finally, R1 builds an update to send to R2.
Because of split horizon, R1 only includes the 192.168.1.0 network in the update.
Step 4: Discontinue the debug output with the undebug all command
R1#undebug all
All possible debugging has been turned off .
Step 5: Show only RIP statements in the routing table :
a. Enter show ip route rip command
b. What is the administrative distance of RIP? __________________________
Step 6: Last route update :
a. Check the routing table for a specific route (IOS version must be at least 12.x) For example:
Enter show ip route 192.168.1.0
b. When was the last update? ___________________________________________
c. What is the default update time for RIP? _________________________________
Step 7: Configure your router to stop sending updates out the FastEthernet0/0 interface Sending
updates out this interface wastes the bandwidth and processing resources of all devices on the
LAN. In addition, advertising updates on a broadcast network is a security risk. RIP updates can
be intercepted with packet sniffing software. Routing updates can be modified and sent back to
the router, corrupting the router table with false metrics that misdirects traffic. The passive-
interface fastethernet 0/0 command in routing configuration mode is used to disable sending
RIPv1 updates out that interface.
Router(config-router)#passive-interface fastethernet 0/0 .
Step 8: Verify that updates are not sent to interface FastEthernet0/0 anymore.
You can use show ip protocols to ensure FastEthernet0/0 is passive. You can also use debug ip
rip to ensure that router is not sending any RIP updates to FastEthernet0/0 .
Note: Sometimes it is necessary to clear the dynamic routing table. Try the command
Router # clear ip route * on both R1 and R2 (you can also do it on the R3). This command will
cause the routers to immediately flush routes in the routing table and request updates from each
other.

Task: Clean Up Erase the configurations and disconnect attached cabling