Configure RIP Dynamic Routing

This task configures dynamic routing with the redistribution feature of RIP in SEFOS. This task also verifies the accessibility of the two hosts by learning the routes dynamically through RIP.

See Routing Feature Topology for the topology of this task.

1. Verify that SEFOS-1 and SEFOS-2 still have the configuration information that you saved.

   See Configure Static Unicast Route Entries.

   The basic VLAN configuration for dynamic routing is similar to the basic VLAN configuration for static routing. If the configuration information was not saved on SEFOS-1 and SEFOS-2, follow Step 1 through Step 6 in Configure Static Unicast Route Entries, then return here.

2. Enable the RIP protocol on SEFOS-1.

   SEFOS-1# configure terminal
   SEFOS-1(config)# router rip
   SEFOS-1(config-router)# neighbor 20.0.0.200
   SEFOS-1(config-router)# network 20.0.0.201
   SEFOS-1(config-router)# network 10.0.0.201
   SEFOS-1(config-router)# redistribute all
   SEFOS-1(config-router)# end

3. Enable the RIP protocol on SEFOS-2.

   SEFOS-2# configure terminal
   SEFOS-2(config)# router rip
   SEFOS-2(config-router)# neighbor 20.0.0.201
   SEFOS-2(config-router)# network 20.0.0.200
   SEFOS-2(config-router)# network 40.0.0.200
   SEFOS-2(config-router)# redistribute all
   SEFOS-2(config-router)# end

   If SEFOS-2 is a third-party switch, verify that the RIP is enabled on SEFOS-2 and that related configurations are applied accordingly.

4. Check the routing database on SEFOS-1.

   SEFOS-1# show ip rip database
   Vrf default 
   10.0.0.0/8 [1] auto-summary
   10.0.0.0/24 [1] directly connected, vlan10 
   20.0.0.0/8 [1] auto-summary 
   20.0.0.0/24 [1] directly connected, vlan20
   40.0.0.0/8 [2] auto-summary 
   40.0.0.0/8 [2] via 20.0.0.200, vlan20

5. Check the routing database on SEFOS-2.

   SEFOS-2# show ip rip database
   Vrf default 
   10.0.0.0/8 [2] auto-summary 
   10.0.0.0/8 [2] via 20.0.0.201, vlan20 
   20.0.0.0/8 [1] auto-summary 
   20.0.0.0/24 [1] directly connected, vlan20 
   40.0.0.0/8 [1] auto-summary 
   40.0.0.0/24 [1] directly connected, vlan40

6. Ping the VLAN interface on VLAN 10 on SEFOS-1 from blade server B.

   # ping 10.0.0.201

7. Ping blade server A from blade server B.

   # ping 10.0.0.169

8. Ping blade server B from blade server A.

   # ping 40.0.0.110

   You can test the basic routing features of SEFOS now that SEFOS is able to dynamically learn the routing entries using the redistribution feature of RIP.

Related Information

• Configure Static Unicast Route Entries

• Add Static Routes

• Configure OSPF Dynamic Routing

• Disable RIP Dynamic Routing