Configuring group-level parameters

A group is a collection of related RIP peers. The group name should be a descriptive name for the group. Follow your group, name, and ID naming conventions for consistency and to help when troubleshooting faults.

All parameters configured for a group are applied to the group and are inherited by each peer (neighbor), but a group parameter can be overridden on a specific neighbor-level basis. Use the following syntax to configure a group.

config>router# rip
    group group-name 
        authentication-key[authentication-key|hash-key [hash|hash2]
        authentication-type {password|message-digest}
        check-zero {enable|disable}
        description string
        export policy-name [policy-name …]
        import policy-name [policy-name …]
        message-size number 
        metric-in metric
        metric-out metric
        preference number
        receive {both|none|version-1|version-2}
            send {broadcast|multicast|none|version-1|both}
            no shutdown
            split-horizon {enable|disable}
            timers update timeout flush

Example: Command usage to configure a display group

config>router# rip
    config>router>rip# group headquarters
    config>router>rip>group$ description "Mt. View"
    config>router>rip>group# no shutdown

Example: RIP group configuration output

ALA-A>config>router>rip# info
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            authentication-type simple
            authentication-key "ac1865lvz1d" hash
            timers 300 600 600
            group "headquarters"
                description "Mt. View"
            exit
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ALA-A>config>router>rip#