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