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NAME

ripquery − query RIP gateways

SYNOPSIS

ripquery [−n] [−p] [−r] [−w time] gateway ...

DESCRIPTION

ripquery requests all routes known by a RIP gateway by sending a RIP request or POLL command.  The routing information in any routing packets returned is displayed numerically and symbolically.  ripquery should be used as a tool for debugging gateways, not for network management. 

ripquery by default uses the RIP POLL command, which is an undocumented extension to the RIP specification supported by routed on SunOS 3.x and later, and by gated 1.4 and later.  The RIP POLL command is preferred over the RIP REQUEST command because it is not subject to Split Horizon and/or Poisioned Reverse.  See the RIP RFC for more information. 

OPTIONS

−n Normally network and host numbers are displayed both symbolically and numerically.  When this option is specified, network and host numbers are only displayed numerically. 

−p Uses the RIP POLL command to request information from the routing table.  This is the default, but is an undocumented extension supported only by some versions of SunOS 3.x and later versions of gated.  If there is no response to the RIP POLL command, the RIP REQUEST command is tried. 

−r Uses the RIP REQUEST command to request information from the gateway’s routing table.  Unlike the RIP POLL command, all gateways should support the RIP REQUEST.  If there is no response to the RIP REQUEST command, the RIP POLL command is tried. 

−v Version information about ripquery is displayed before querying the gateways. 

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

SEE ALSO

gated (1M)
RFC1058: Routing Information Protocol

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