1RIP98D(8) Linux System Managers Manual RIP98D(8)
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6 rip98d - Send and receive RIP98 routing messages
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9 rip98d [-d] [-l] [-r] [-t interval] [-v]
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12 The RIP98 routing protocol was devised by John Wiseman G8BPQ as an
13 alternative to both traditional RIP and RSPF for use in an RF environ‐
14 ment. Its main advantage is that each routing element only takes six
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18 In operation rip98d that each neighbour that also uses RIP98 must be
19 listed. RIP98 is not a broadcast protocol and each neighbour is indi‐
20 vidually contacted. Any incoming RIP98 message is also validated
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22 /etc/ax25/rip98d.conf, and each line is either the name or the dotted
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25 The time interval between RIP98 transmissions is set to one hour by
26 default but other intervals can be set with the -t option. The routes
27 advertised and received can be restricted by the -r option which only
28 allows processing of ampr.org addresses. At present rip98d is under
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32 -d Set debugging on. Information is only output if the
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35 -l Enable logging to the system log, the default is off.
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37 -r Restricts the transmitting and receiving of routes to
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40 -t interval The time interval between routing broadcasts, in min‐
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50 rip98.conf(5), arp(8), ifconfig(8), route(8).
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53 Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
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