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Chapter 5
IP Routing
Exam Essentials
Understand that basic IP routing process. You need to remember that
the frame changes at each hop, but that the packet is never changed or
manipulated in any way until it reaches the destination device.
You must understand how to configure RIP routing. To configure RIP
routing, you must first be in global configuration mode:
enable config t
Then you type the command:
router rip
Then you add all directly connected networks, but make sure to use the
classful address. For example, if you have network 10.1.1.0 directly con-
nected to your network, the command would be:
network 10.0.0.0
Remember how to verify RIP routing. Show ip route will provide you
with the contents of the routing table. An R on the left side of the table
indicates a RIP-found route. The debug ip rip command will show you
RIP updates being sent and received on your router. If you see a route with
a metric of 16, that route is considered down.
You must understand how to configure IGRP routing. IGRP is config-
ured mostly like RIP, but with just one major difference: you must
configure the autonomous system (AS). Here is an example:
Router igrp 10
This put your router into AS 10. The router will not accept any routes
except from AS 10. Like RIP, you configure only classful networks with
IGRP.
Network 10.0.0.0
Remember how to verify IGRP routing. Show ip route will show you
the routing table, and an I on the left side of the table indicates an IGRP-
found route. The [100/123456] indicates the administrative distance,
100 for IGRP, the composite metric. The composite metric is determined
by bandwidth and delay of the line, by default.
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