Lab#4: How to Configure RIP version 1 and RIP version 2
Lab Objectives
• To configure, troubleshoot and verify RIPv1 and RIPv2
• To compare the features of RIPv1 and RIPv2
The Topology
The Addressing Table
Interface IP Address Prefix Default Gateway
Router1-Serial 0/2 192.168.2.33 255.255.255.224 N/A
Router1-Fastethernet 0/0 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
Router2-Serial 0/2 192.168.2.62 255.255.255.224 N/A
Router2-Fastethernet 0/0 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.224 N/A
PC0-NIC 192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
PC1-NIC 192.168.2.30 255.255.255.224 192.168.2.1
Task 1: Configure RIP version 1
a) Download the pre-configured packet tracer file. The topology has interface addresses configured
b) To configure the RIP version 1 on router 1 (Cisco router) use the syntax below as your guide
Note: The network stated after the network command:
i. Must be directly connected to the router
ii. Should be the classful network address i.e. the IP address before subnetting. This can be
verified using ‘show ip route’ command
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Commands for Router 1
Router1(config)# router RIP
Router1(config-router)# network 192.168.1.0
Router1(config-router)# network 192.168.2.0
Commands for Router 2
Router2(config)# router RIP
Router2(config-router)# network 192.168.2.0
NB: The network statement is the classful network address i.e. the IP address before subnetting. This can be
verified using ‘show ip route’ command. The IP must belong to a network on the router’s directly
connected interface.
Task 2: Verify RIPv1 Configurations (Cisco Router)
• To verify RIPv1 Configurations on a Cisco Router use the commands below
Router# show ip route
displays the routing table entries
[confirms if there’s an ‘R’ for all remote networks learnt by RIP]
Router# show ip protocols
displays the routing protocols configured
[confirms the RIP version configured]
[confirms all network statements that you entered]
Router# show startup-config
displays the routing protocols configured from the
startup configuration file (found in NVRAM)
[confirms the RIP version configured]
[confirms all network statements that you entered]
Router# show running-config
displays the routing protocols configured from the
running-configuration file (found in RAM)
[confirms the RIP version configured]
[confirms all network statements that you entered]
Router# ping 192.168.1.1
used to test whether the remote network is reachable
Router# debug IP rip
turns debugging on
displays the routing updates as they happen on the
router in real time
[useful for troubleshooting]
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[helps to confirm the RIP version and many other RIP
parameters]
Task 3: Configure RIP version 2
a) Download the pre-configured packet tracer file. The topology has interface addresses configured
b) To configure the RIP version 2 on router 1 (Cisco router) use the syntax below as your guide
Router command activates the Allows you to specify the RIP
routing protocol specified after it version as version 2
Disables automatic summarization and
allows RIP to advertise individual
Router1(config)# router rip subnets and their subnet masks
Router1(config-router)# version 2
Stop routing updates out the
Router1(config-router)# no auto-summary interface fa0/0
Router1(config-router)# passive-interface fa0/0
Router1(config-router)# network 192.168.2.0
Network on router’s connected
interface… the whole command
Advertises the network allows the interface to exchange
indicated after it to its and receive RIPv2 updates
immediate RIP neighbor
Note: The network stated after the network command:
i. Must be directly connected to the router
ii. Should be the classful network address i.e. the IP address before subnetting. This can be
verified using ‘show ip route’ command
Commands for Router 1
Router1(config)# router RIP
Router1(config)# version 2
Router1(config)# no auto-summary
Router1(config-router)# network 192.168.1.0
Router1(config-router)# network 192.168.2.0
Commands for Router 2
Router2(config)# router RIP
Router2(config)# version 2
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Router1(config)# no auto-summary
Router2(config-router)# network 192.168.2.0
Task 4: Verify RIPv2 Configurations (Cisco Router)
• To verify RIPv2 Configurations on a Cisco Router use the same commands as those in task 2
above
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