ripquery(1M)                    TCP/IP R4.11                    ripquery(1M)


NAME
       ripquery - query RIP gateways

SYNOPSIS
       ripquery [-1] [-2] [-d] [-n] [-p] [-r] [-v] [-wtime] gateway ...

DESCRIPTION
       Ripquery sends a RIP REQUEST or POLL command to request all routes
       known by a RIP gateway.  The routing information in any routing
       packets returned is displayed numerically and symbolically.  Ripquery
       is a tool for debugging gateways, not for managing a network.  SNMP
       is the preferred protocol for network management.

       Ripquery by default uses the RIP POLL command, which is an
       undocumented extension to the RIP specification supported by the
       DG/UX routed and gated servers.  The RIP POLL command is preferred
       over the RIP REQUEST command because it is not subject to Split
       Horizon and/or Poisoned Reverse.  See the RFC-1058 (Routing
       Information Protocol) for more information.

OPTIONS
       -1     Send the query as a version 1 packet.

       -2     Send the query as a version 2 packet (default).

       -d     Set debug mode, which prints traces showing RIP POLL or RIP
              REQUEST command requests and responses.

       -n     Prevent the address of the responding host from being looked
              up to determine the symbolic name.

       -p     Use the RIP POLL command to request information from the
              routing table.  This is the default.  If there is no response
              to the RIP POLL command, the RIP REQUEST command is tried.

       -r     Use the RIP REQUEST command to request information from the
              gateway's routing table.  Unlike RIP POLL, RIP REQUEST should
              be supported by all gateways.  If there is no response to the
              RIP REQUEST command, the RIP POLL command is tried.

       -v     Display ripquery version information before querying gateways.

       -w     Specify the time in seconds to wait for the initial response
              from a gateway.  The default value is 5 seconds.

SEE ALSO
       gated(1M), gdc(1M), routed(1M), gated-config(4M).

       RFC1058 - Routing Information Protocol.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
       This software and associated documentation is Copyright © 1990, 1991,
       1992 Cornell University., all rights reserved.

       This program contains code that is Copyright © 1988 Regents of the
       University of California., all rights reserved.; it also contains
       code that is Copyright © 1989, 1990, 1991 The University of Maryland,
       College Park, Maryland., all rights reserved; and also contains code
       that is Copyright 1991 D.L.S. Associates., all rights reserved.


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