Re: [44net] RIP transmission question

Not really :-) First, standard RIPv2 protocol uses multicast as a reserved target address (224.0.0.9). This allows a single RIP message to reach all interested parties on that network. A second option is to have something called non broadcasting neighbors. These ones can not be reached via multicasts, and needs to be directly addressed using an unicast target address. Second, there is no need to have the same netmask on both networks. It is only needed to have the RIPv2 sender IP in our own subnet. e.g. if the sender is 44.0.0.1, for the 44.0.1.1 host, a netmask of /23 should be OK. But the use of /8 will cover all configurations. But these restrictions only apply to using a standard RIP client like quagga or RouterOS RIP agent. Ampr-ripd and amprd will work happily with any netmask. Marius, YO2LOJ > (Please trim inclusions from previous messages) > _______________________________________________ > Hi there > > I understand that two ways optional to send RIP info > > 1) multicast (what now is operative) > > 2) direct transfer > > > The multicast require that both interfaces AMPRGW and the ham gateway > will have same netmask (in our case /8) > > is it the same with the direct transmit ? > > If yes why the multicast way was chosen ? what is the benefit ? > > Thanks for any info on the subject > > Ronen - 4Z4ZQ > >