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Table Of Contents  The TCP/IP Guide
 9  TCP/IP Lower-Layer (Interface, Internet and Transport) Protocols (OSI Layers 2, 3 and 4)
      9  TCP/IP Internet Layer (OSI Network Layer) Protocols
           9  TCP/IP Routing Protocols (Gateway Protocols)
                9  TCP/IP Interior Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF, GGP, HELLO, IGRP, EIGRP)
                     9  TCP/IP Routing Information Protocol (RIP, RIP-2 and RIPng)
                          9  RIP Version-Specific Message Formats and Features

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RIP Version 1 (RIP-1) Message Format
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RIP-1 Version-Specific Features

Since RIP version 1 was the first version of the protocol, its features formed the basis for future RIP versions; it doesn't really have any version-specific features. What RIP-1 has is a number of limitations, such as a lack of support for specifying classless addresses and no means for authentication. RIP version 2 was created to address some of RIP-1 shortcomings. As we will see in the next topic, RIP-2's features put to good use those “Must Be Zero” bytes in the RIP-1 format.

Key Concept: RIP-1 was the first version of the Routing Information Protocol and is the simplest in terms of operation and features. The bulk of an RIP-1 message consists of sets of RIP entries that specify route addresses and the distance to the route in hops.



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