There's No Such Thing as Routing
Relaying What Is a Switch, Anyway?
Routed, Routing, and Transport Protocols
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Transport What's the Problem You Are Trying to Solve?
Broadcast Control How Many Broadcasts Is a Lot?
Media Conversion
Introducing Hierarchy Review of "Traditional" Distance Vector Protocols
Distance Vector Protocol Operation Building Network Knowledge Routing Update Processing Change in Topology Periodic vs. Triggered Updates
Routing Updates Characteristics of Distance Vector Protocols Summarized
Distance Vector Routing Issues Network Convergence Convergence Loop Detection and Prevention
Routing Loop Prevention Split Horizon Poison Reverse Holddown Timer Holddown Timer Other Timers Summary of Distance Vector Pros and Cons How Do Routes Get into the Routing Table? RIBs and FIBs
Previously Unknown Route
More Specific Route
Lower Administrative Distance
Load Balancing Default Items Default Route Default Gateway Default Network Gateway of Last Resort Summarization Issues
The Problem -- Discontiguous Networks An Occasional Gotcha
Workarounds Secondary Addresses Tunneling IP Unnumbered
Classless Issues ip subnet-zero ip classless What about the Default Route? RIPv1 Review
RIP Routing Operation Note on Broadcast Impact Triggered Updates
Sending and Receiving Updates Metric Routing Table Criteria for Declaring RIP Updates Invalid
Stability Features and Timers RIP Version 1 at a Glance
RIPv1 and Subnet Masks Subnet Masks within RIP IP RIPv1 Configuration on Cisco Routers
Basic RIP Configuration: Enabling RIP
Optional RIP Configuration Commands Configuring a Default Route in RIP Controlling Broadcasts and Multicasts Modifying Timers Applying Offsets to Routing Metrics Disabling Split Horizon RIPv2 RIP Version 2 at a Glance
RIPv1 vs. RIPv2
RIP Summarization Principles
Basic RIPv2 Configuration on Cisco Routers
Optional Configuration Commands RIP Authentication Controlling Support of RIP Version(s) Summarization Advanced Distance Vector Protocols Introduction to EIGRP EIGRP Terminology EIGRP Operation
EIGRP Neighbors
EIGRP Metrics
EIGRP Route Selection Mechanism
EIGRP Internal Mechanisms -- The Databases Neighbor Database Topology Database Tip: How to View All Routes to a Destination Learned via EIGRP Additional EIGRP Features
Unequal-Cost Load Balancing
Summarization
Bandwidth Use EIGRP Limitations
Stuck-In-Active Events Solving the SIA Problem Basic EIGRP Configuration Additional EIGRP Configuration Tasks
Automatic Summarization
Overriding Automatic Summarization
Configuring Bandwidth Use Load Balancing
RIP and EIGRP Load Balancing -- Equal Cost
EIGRP Unequal-Cost Load-Balancing Configuration Conclusions and Summary References