RIP is a broadcast. A normal router will 'hear' other routers announcments(RIP
packets) and decide if they need to update their own tables based on the information
contained in the RIP packet. Then every so often(30/60 sec?), the router will
broadcast on each of it's interfaces what it knows about it's own routes(if configured
to do so.)
Your FW system is most likely not a router(so to speak) and because you don't have RIP
enabled, it will not announce it's routes.
By having your FW policy properties checked, your telling your FW to accept(e.g.
listen only) for RIP packets and to modify it;s own tables accordingly.
Robert
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Robert P. MacDonald, Network Engineer
G o r d o n F o o d S e r v i c e
Voice: +1.616.261.7987 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Daniel Kieng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/30/00 9:20:41 AM >>>
>
>Hi all,
>I would like to know if CP FW-1 log displays rip traffic, by default
>firewall-1 Property "accepting RIP" is checked but it does not log rip
>traffic in the log viewer. I have an incident that CP firewall-1 box does
>not forward RIP version1 table to the next hop device. I sniffed the wire
>between the router and the firewall I can see RIP packets coming out the
>router but did not see RIP packets coming out the firewall box. Please
>Help!!
>
>> Daniel Kieng
>> Sr. Network Security Engineer
>>
>> PlatinumNetworks
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