Dell PowerConnect 8024 User's Guide - Page 546

Figure 9-27. RIP Configuration The RIP Configuration page contains the following fields: • RIP Admin Mode - Select Enable or Disable from the drop-down menu. If you select Enable, RIP is enabled for the switch. The default is Disable. • Split Horizon Mode - Select None, Simple, or Poison Reverse from the drop-down menu. The default is Simple. Split horizon is a technique for avoiding problems caused by including routes in updates sent to the router from which the route was originally learned. The options are: - None - No special processing for this case. - Simple - A route is not included in updates sent to the router from which it was learned. - Poison Reverse - A route is included in updates sent to the router from which it was learned, but the metric is set to infinity. • Auto Summary Mode - Select Enable or Disable from the drop-down menu. If you select Enable, groups of adjacent routes are summarized into single entries, in order to reduce the total number of entries. The default is Enable. • Host Routes Accept Mode - Select Enable or Disable from the drop-down menu. If you select Enable, the router accepts host routes. The default is Enable. • Global Route Changes - Displays the number of route changes made to the IP Route Database by RIP. This does not include the refresh of a route's age. • Global Queries - Displays the number of responses sent to RIP queries from other systems. • Default Information Originate - Enable or Disable Default Route Advertise. • Default Metric - Sets a default for the metric of redistributed routes.This field displays the default metric if one has already been set, or blank if not configured earlier. Valid values are 1 to 15. 546 Configuring Routing