NAME
ripd.conf
—
Routing Information Protocol daemon
configuration file
DESCRIPTION
The ripd(8) daemon implements the Routing Information Protocol version 2 as described in RFC 2453.
The ripd.conf
config file is divided into
the following main sections:
- Macros
- User-defined variables may be defined and used later, simplifying the configuration file.
- Global Configuration
- Global settings for ripd(8).
- Interfaces Configuration
- Interface-specific parameters.
MACROS
Much like cpp(1) or
m4(1),
macros can be defined that will later be expanded in context. Macro names
must start with a letter, digit, or underscore, and may contain any of those
characters. Macro names may not be reserved words (for example,
cost
). Macros are not expanded inside quotes.
For example:
hi="2" interface em0 { cost $hi }
GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
Global settings concerns the main behaviour of the daemon.
fib-priority
prio- Set the routing priority to prio. The default is 40.
fib-update
(yes
|no
)- If set to
no
, do not update the Forwarding Information Base, a.k.a. the kernel routing table. The default isyes
. rdomain
tableid- Specifies the routing table ripd(8) should modify. Table 0 is the default table.
- [
no
]redistribute
(static
|connected
|default
) - [
no
]redistribute
prefix - [
no
]redistribute rtlabel
label - If set to
connected
, routes to directly attached networks will be announced over RIP. If set tostatic
, static routes will be announced over RIP. If set todefault
, a default route pointing to this router will be announced over RIP. It is possible to specify a network range with prefix; networks need to be part of that range to be redistributed. Additionally it is possible to redistribute based on route labels using thertlabel
keyword. By default no additional routes will be announced over RIP.redistribute
statements are evaluated in sequential order, from first to last. The first matching rule decides if a route should be redistributed or not. Matching rules starting withno
will force the route to be not announced. split-horizon
(simple
|poisoned
|none
)- If set to
simple
, do not redistribute routes to the interface from which they were learned. If set topoisoned
, redistribute routes to the interface from which they were learned, by forcing the metric to infinity. Both these behaviours can resolve routing loops when a router goes down. The default ispoisoned
. triggered-updates
(yes
|no
)- Immediately trigger responses when a route changes. The default is
no
.
INTERFACES
Each interface can have several parameters configured individually, otherwise they are inherited.
interface em0 { cost 9 auth-type none } interface ix1
Interface-specific parameters are listed below.
auth-key
key- Set the authentication key for
simple
authentication. Up to 16 characters can be specified. auth-md
key-id key- Set the authentication key-id and
key for
crypt
authentication. The valid range for key-id is 0-255. Up to 16 characters can be specified for key. Multiple keys may be specified. auth-md-keyid
key-id- Configure the key-id to use for
crypt
authentication. The valid range for key-id is 0-255. The default key-id is 1. auth-type
(none
|simple
|crypt
)- Set the authentication type. The default is
none
. Simple authentication uses a plaintext password, up to 16 characters. Crypt authentication uses an MD5 hash. cost
number- Cost of the network connected through this interface. Values must be between 1 and 16, inclusive.
demote
group- Increase the carp(4) demotion counter by 1 on the given interface group, usually carp, when the interface state is going down. The demotion counter will be decreased when the interface state is active again.
passive
- Prevent transmission and reception of RIP packets on this interface.
FILES
- /etc/ripd.conf
- ripd(8) configuration file
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The ripd.conf
file format first appeared
in OpenBSD 4.1.