5.0 Configuring RIPng for IPv6

RIPng is a dynamic routing protocol for IPv6. The routing procedure is same as for IPv4 except for 128-bit addressing. Unlike IPv6, RIP for IPv6 is a separate NLM™ and can be loaded if required.

The configuration entries for rip6.nlm must be entered in /etc/ip6.cfg in a separate block.

Table 5-1 Configurable Parameters for RIPng

Configuration Settings

Property

Description and Usage

[ RIP interface name]

RIP configured on an interface

[RIP CE1000B]- Required parameter

Status

RIP enabled on the interface

Yes = Enable

No = Disable.

Required parameter.

Cost

Cost of the interface to reach the other end

Range 1 to 16. Dependent on the administrator’s configuration.

Optional parameter.

poisonreverse

As per RFC2080

Yes = Enable.

No = Disable.

splithorizon

As per RFC2080

Yes = Enable.

No = Disable.

A typical configuration for RIPng enabled on CE1000B interface with split horizon enabled and poison reverse disabled might look like the following:

[RIP CE1000B] 
status      Yes
cost        2 
poisonreverse   No
splithorizon   Yes