IP CLI Commands
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12.27
ip set interface rip multicast
12.27.1 Syntax
ip set interface {<name>|<number>} rip multicast
{enabled|disabled}
12.27.2 Description
This command allows you to enable/disable whether RIP version 2 messages
are sent via multicast.
RIP version 2 messages sent via multicast are only received by the hosts on
the network that have a multicast network address. If this command is
disabled, RIP version 2 messages are sent via broadcast and are received by
all the hosts on the network.
You need to set RIP to send v2 messages using the
ip set interface
rip send
command in order for the
ip set interface rip multicast
enabled
command to send version 2 messages via multicast.
12.27.3 Options
The following table gives the range of values for each option which can be
specified with this command and a default value (if applicable).
Option Description
Default
value
name
A name that identifies an existing IP
interface. To display interface names,
use the
ip list interfaces
command.
N/A
number
A number that identifies an existing IP
interface. To display interface
numbers, use the
ip list
interfaces
command. The number
appears in the first column under the
heading ID.
N/A
enabled
Allows RIP version 2 messages to be
sent via multicast.