IPv6 Administration Guide

in.ripngd Daemon

The in.ripngd daemon implements the RIP next-generation routing protocol for IPv6 routers. RIP next generation defines the IPv6 equivalent of RIP. RIP is a widely used IPv4 routing protocol that is based on the Bellman-Ford distance vector algorithm. The following table shows the supported options.

Table 3–4 in.ripngd Daemon Options

Option 

Description 

-p n

n specifies the alternate port number that is used to send or receive RIPNG packets.

-q

Suppresses routing information. 

-s

Forces routing information even if the daemon is acting as a router. 

-P

Suppresses use of poison reverse. 

-S

If in.ripngd does not act as a router, the daemon enters only a default route for each router.