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Routing Information Protocol

Updated: February 6, 2026

Overview

Explains how to configure Routing Information Protocol (RIP), including RIPv2 and RIPng, to manage routing exchange in small to medium networks. Learn to facilitate route redistribution between local sites and the overlay network using distance-vector algorithms..

The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a distance-vector routing protocol that uses broadcast or multicast User Datagram Protocol (UDP) data packets to exchange routing information. Commonly deployed in small to medium TCP/IP networks, RIP calculates routes based on hop count and sends routing-update messages at regular intervals and upon network topology changes.