Unicast IP Routing

RIP for IP

RIP for IP is a distance vector routing protocol that facilitates the exchange of IP routing information. Like RIP for IPX, RIP for IP has its origins in the Xerox Network Services (XNS) version of RIP and became a popular routing protocol due to its inclusion in Berkeley UNIX (BSD 4.2 and later) as the routed server daemon (a daemon is similar to a Windows 2000 service). There are two versions of RIP. RIP version 1 (v1) is defined in RFC 1058. RIP version 2 (v2) is defined in RFC 1723. In this chapter, information about RIP for IP applies to both versions of RIP. Additional information about the differences between RIP v1 and RIP v2 is also included in this chapter.