IGRP is a distance-vector interior gateway protocol (IGP). Distance-vector routing protocols call for each router to send all or a portion of its routing table in a routing-update message at regular intervals to each of its neighboring routers.
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Design

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Behavior of RIP and IGRP When Sending and Receiving Updates

How Does Load Balancing Work?

How Does Unequal Cost Path Load Balancing (Variance) Work in IGRP and EIGRP?

How Split Horizon Affects RIP/IGRP Routing Updates when Secondary Addresses Are Involved

IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users

Route Selection in Cisco Routers

Route-Maps for IP Routing Protocol Redistribution Configuration

Specifying a Next Hop IP Address for Static Routes

Understanding Policy Routing

Using the Extended ping and Extended traceroute Commands

What Is Administrative Distance?

When Are ICMP Redirects Sent?

Why Doesn't RIP or IGRP Support Discontiguous Networks?

Why Don't RIPv1 and IGRP Support Variable-Length Subnet Mask?

How Does Load Balancing Work?
How Does Unequal Cost Path Load Balancing (Variance) Work in IGRP and EIGRP?
How Split Horizon Affects RIP/IGRP Routing Updates when Secondary Addresses Are Involved
IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users
Route Selection in Cisco Routers
Route-Maps for IP Routing Protocol Redistribution Configuration
Specifying a Next Hop IP Address for Static Routes
Understanding Policy Routing
Using the Extended ping and Extended traceroute Commands
What Is Administrative Distance?
When Are ICMP Redirects Sent?
Why Doesn't RIP or IGRP Support Discontiguous Networks?
Why Don't RIPv1 and IGRP Support Variable-Length Subnet Mask?
Configure

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Adjust Administrative Distance for Route Selection in Cisco IOS Routers Configuration Example

Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands

Filtering Routing Updates on Distance Vector IP Routing Protocols

Host and Subnet Quantities

IGRP Metric

Redistributing Between Classful and Classless Protocols: EIGRP or OSPF into RIP or IGRP

Redistributing Routing Protocols

Understanding Policy Routing

Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands
Filtering Routing Updates on Distance Vector IP Routing Protocols
Host and Subnet Quantities
IGRP Metric
Redistributing Between Classful and Classless Protocols: EIGRP or OSPF into RIP or IGRP
Redistributing Routing Protocols
Understanding Policy Routing
Troubleshoot and Alerts

Troubleshooting TechNotes

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Behavior of RIP and IGRP When Sending and Receiving Updates

Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands

Filtering Routing Updates on Distance Vector IP Routing Protocols

Host and Subnet Quantities

How Does Load Balancing Work?

How Does Unequal Cost Path Load Balancing (Variance) Work in IGRP and EIGRP?

How Split Horizon Affects RIP/IGRP Routing Updates when Secondary Addresses Are Involved

IGRP Metric

IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users

OSPF and EIGRP Neighbor Loss, RIP and IGRP Update Loss after Upgrading to Cisco IOS 11.2 or Later

Redistributing Between Classful and Classless Protocols: EIGRP or OSPF into RIP or IGRP

Redistributing Routing Protocols

Route Selection in Cisco Routers

Route-Maps for IP Routing Protocol Redistribution Configuration

Specifying a Next Hop IP Address for Static Routes

Understanding Policy Routing

Using the Extended ping and Extended traceroute Commands

What Is Administrative Distance?

When Are ICMP Redirects Sent?

Why Doesn't RIP or IGRP Support Discontiguous Networks?

Why Don't RIPv1 and IGRP Support Variable-Length Subnet Mask?

Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands
Filtering Routing Updates on Distance Vector IP Routing Protocols
Host and Subnet Quantities
How Does Load Balancing Work?
How Does Unequal Cost Path Load Balancing (Variance) Work in IGRP and EIGRP?
How Split Horizon Affects RIP/IGRP Routing Updates when Secondary Addresses Are Involved
IGRP Metric
IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users
OSPF and EIGRP Neighbor Loss, RIP and IGRP Update Loss after Upgrading to Cisco IOS 11.2 or Later
Redistributing Between Classful and Classless Protocols: EIGRP or OSPF into RIP or IGRP
Redistributing Routing Protocols
Route Selection in Cisco Routers
Route-Maps for IP Routing Protocol Redistribution Configuration
Specifying a Next Hop IP Address for Static Routes
Understanding Policy Routing
Using the Extended ping and Extended traceroute Commands
What Is Administrative Distance?
When Are ICMP Redirects Sent?
Why Doesn't RIP or IGRP Support Discontiguous Networks?
Why Don't RIPv1 and IGRP Support Variable-Length Subnet Mask?