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Configuring Routing Information Protocol
RIP Configuration Task List
IPC-207
Cisco IOS IP Configuration Guide
Disabling the Validation of Source IP Addresses
By default, the software validates the source IP address of incoming RIP routing updates. If that source
address is not valid, the software discards the routing update.
You might want to disable this feature if you have a router that is “off network” and you want to receive
its updates. However, disabling this feature is not recommended under normal circumstances. To disable
the default function that validates the source IP addresses of incoming routing updates, use the following
command in router configuration mode:
Enabling or Disabling Split Horizon
Normally, routers that are connected to broadcast-type IP networks and that use distance-vector routing
protocols employ the split horizon mechanism to reduce the possibility of routing loops. Split horizon
blocks information about routes from being advertised by a router out of any interface from which that
information originated. This behavior usually optimizes communications among multiple routers,
particularly when links are broken. However, with nonbroadcast networks (such as Frame Relay and
Switched Multimegabit Digital System [SMDS]), situations can arise for which this behavior is less than
ideal. For these situations, you might want to disable split horizon with IGRP and RIP.
If an interface is configured with secondary IP addresses and split horizon is enabled, updates might not
be sourced by every secondary address. One routing update is sourced per network number unless split
horizon is disabled.
To enable or disable split horizon, use the following commands in interface configuration mode, as
needed:
Split horizon for Frame Relay and SMDS encapsulation is disabled by default. Split horizon is not
disabled by default for interfaces using any of the X.25 encapsulations. For all other encapsulations, split
horizon is enabled by default.
See the “Split Horizon Examples” section at the end of this chapter for examples of using split horizon.
Note In general, changing the state of the default is not recommended unless you are certain that your
application requires making a change in order to advertise routes properly. Remember that if split
horizon is disabled on a serial interface (and that interface is attached to a packet-switched network),
you must disable split horizon for all routers in any relevant multicast groups on that network.
Command Purpose
Router(config-router)# no validate-update-source
Disables the validation of the source IP address of incoming
RIP routing updates.
Command Purposes
Router(config-if)# ip split-horizon
Enables split horizon.
Router(config-if)# no ip split-horizon
Disables split horizon.