RIP
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What is RIP (Routing Information Protocol)?
RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is one of the oldest distance-vector routing protocols, used by routers to share reachability information within an autonomo…
What is Administrative Distance?
Administrative distance (AD) is a per-protocol trust rating, typically 0-255, that a router uses to decide which source to believe when it learns a route to th…
Distance-Vector vs Link-State Routing
Distance-vector routing (e.g., RIP) has each router share its entire routing table with only its direct neighbors and pick paths based on hop count or a simple…
What is a Routing Loop?
A routing loop is a condition where two or more routers each believe the best path to a destination is through the other, so a packet keeps bouncing between th…
What is Split Horizon?
Split horizon is a routing-loop-prevention rule used by distance-vector protocols that says a router must never advertise a route back out the same interface t…