ripquery(ADMN)                  19 June 1992                  ripquery(ADMN)


 Name

    ripquery - query RIP gateways

 Syntax

    ripquery [ -n ] [ -p ] [ -r ] [ -v ] [ -w time] gateway...

 Description

    ripquery is used to request 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 is
    intended to be used as a tool for debugging gateways, not for network
    management.  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 routed on some systems,
    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
    Poisoned 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 sup-
         ported only by some versions of routed and later versions of gated.
         If there is no response to the RIP POLL command, the RIP REQUEST
         command is tried.

    -r   Used 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(ADMN), routed(ADMN)
    RFC1058 - Routing Information Protocol

 Notes

    Some systems do not allow looking up the symbolic name of a subnet.