RIP is a obsolete routing protocol, OSPF should be used instead. RIP has a number of flaws and is insecure (well v2 adds passwords). RIP does not handle loops and has a limit on the depth of routers.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Mark Nash - Lists <markl...@uwol.net> wrote: > We ran into a problem yesterday that caused a large problem, and I'm now > quite sure that it was assessed properly, as our network engineer blamed it > on RIP not working properly and made the decision to implement BGP for > routing at this site. Everywhere else, we're using RIP. > > Essentially, we had to move from one tower to another on the same > mountaintop. So we bought all new equipment and finished its installation > yesterday. 9 APs and 2 backhauls. > > Using Mikrotik ethernet routers... > > Now, I'm now sure of the specifics of the problem, and I'm not really > interested in asking you all to troubleshoot the problem that we had > yesterday. > > My question is this... > > Is RIP solid? It's been around for decades, and I used it extensively in > the beginning years when I was doing everything. But it seems that we have > many problems lately and RIP is being blamed for it. It's a very easy > protocol to administer & configure, not too complicated, so I can't imagine > so many problems when things are properly configured. > > I know there are better protocols to use on wireless networks these days, > and that there are protocols to use that allow failover to redundant > backhauls, etc. That is not my question. > > When properly configured...Is RIP solid? We have about 900 customers and > about 20 tower sites. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
