FAQs
| Q1: | What is the major difference between RIPv1 and RIPv2? |
| A1: | The most critical difference between the two is RIPv2's extended capabilities. RIPv2's major advantage over RIPv1 is its capacity to support authentication and to understand subnet masks. |
| Q2: | What is the diameter limit of a RIP network? |
| A2: | A valid RIP network diameter can have up to 15 hops. A value of 16 is regarded as infinity and indicates a routing loop. |
| Q3: | What is the purpose of key authentication? |
| A3: | Key authentication is used for security purposes. It ensures that the communication is established only with a legitimate peer. |
| Q4: | What is the advantage of summarization? |
| A4: | Route summarization was designed to minimize the size of a routing table, where instead of numerous separate ... |
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