3Com 5500G-EI Command Reference Guide - Page 169

RIP Configuration Commands 169 Parameter None Description Use the rip command to enable RIP and enter the RIP command view. From here, you can configure RIP using the other commands described in this section. Use the undo rip command to disable RIP. By default, RIP is disabled. Enabling RIP does not affect interface configurations. Example To enable RIP, and enter RIP view, enter the following: system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [SW5500]rip [SW5500-rip] rip authentication-mode Syntax rip authentication-mode { simple password | md5 { usual key-string | nonstandard key-string key-id }} undo rip authentication-mode View Interface View Parameters simple Enter to specify simple text authentication mode. password Enter the simple text authentication key. md5 Enter to specify MD5 cipher text authentication mode. usual Enter to specify the MD5 cipher text authentication packet to use the general packet format (RFC1723 standard format). key-string Enter the MD5 cipher text authentication key. If it is entered in plain text, the MD5 key is a character string not exceeding 16 characters. This key is displayed in a cipher text form in a length of 24 characters when display current-configuration command is executed. Inputting the MD5 key in cipher text form with 24 characters long is also supported. nonstandard: Enter to set the MD5 cipher text authentication packet to use a nonstandard packet format (as described in RFC2082). key-id Enter an MD5 cipher text authentication identifier, ranging from 1 to 255. Description Use the rip authentication-mode command to configure the RIP-2 authentication mode and its parameters for the Switch 5500G-EI.