RIPv1 and RIPv2 Comparison

RIPv1 (Routing Information Protocol Ver.1)

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·         Classful

·         No VLSM Support

·         Doesn’t support routing update authentication

·         Update packets contains entire RIP routing table

·         Updates carry 25 routes maximum

·         Equal cost load balancing by default – 4 paths

·         Broadcasts its updates to 255.255.255.255 every 30 seconds

RIPv2 (Routing Information Protocol Ver.2)

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·         Classless

·         VLSM Support

·         Does support routing update authentication

·         Multicast its updates to 224.0.0.9