Chapter 2: Dynamic Routing

CCNA Routing and Switching

Routing and Switching Essentials v6.0
Chapter 3 - Sections & Objectives
 2.1 Dynamic Routing Protocols
• Explain the function of dynamic routing protocols.
• Explain the purpose of dynamic routing protocols.
• Explain the use of dynamic routing and static routing.

 2.2 RIPv2
• Implement RIPv2.
• Configure the RIPv2 routing protocol.

• 2.3 The Routing Table

• Determine the route source, administrative distance, and metric for a given route.
• Explain the components of an IPv4 routing table entry for a given route.
• Explain the parent/child relationship in a dynamically built routing table.
• Determine which route will be used to forward a IPv4 packet.
• Determine which route will be used to forward a IPv6 packet.

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2.2 RIPv2

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Dynamic versus Static Routing
Router RIP Configuration Mode

 Use the router rip command to enable RIP v1

 Use the no router rip command to disable RIP

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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Advertise Networks
 The network network-address
router configuration mode
command:
• Enables RIP on all interfaces that
belong to a specific network
• Advertises the network in RIP routing
updates sent to other routers every 30
seconds.

Note: RIPv1 is a classful routing protocol

for IPv4.

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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Verify RIP Routing

show ip route – displays RIP routes

installed in the routing table.
show ip protocols – displays IPv4 routing
protocols configured on the router.
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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Enable and Verify RIPv2
 Use the version 2 router
configuration mode command to
enable RIPv2
 Use the show ip protocols
command to verify that RIPv2 is
configured.
 Use the show ip route
command to verify the RIPv2
routes in the routing table.

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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Disable Auto Summarization
 RIPv2 automatically
summarizes networks at major
network boundaries.
 Use the no auto-summary
router configuration mode
command to disable auto
summarization.
 Use the show ip protocols
command to verify that auto
summarization is off.

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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Configure Passive Interfaces
 RIP updates:
• Are forwarded out all RIP-enabled
interfaces by default.
• Only need to be sent out interfaces that are
connected to other RIP-enabled routers.
 Sending RIP updates to LANs wastes
bandwidth, wastes resources, and is a
security risk.
 Use the passive-interface router
configuration command to stop routing
updates out the interface. Still allows
that network to be advertised to other
routers.

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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Propagate a Default Route
 In the diagram a default static
route to the Internet is configured
on R1.
 The default-information
originate router configuration
command instructs R1 to send the
default static route information in
the RIP updates.

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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Packet Tracer - Configuring RIPv2

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Configuring the RIP Protocol
Lab - Configuring Basic RIPv2

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2.3 The Routing Table

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Parts of an IPv4 Route Entry
Routing Table Entries

Routing Table for R1

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Parts of an IPv4 Route Entry
Directly Connected Entries  Directly Connected Networks (C) are
automatically added to the routing table
when the interface is configured and
activated.
 Entries contain the following information:
• Route source - how the route was learned.
• Destination network – remote network.
• Outgoing Interface – exit interface used to
forward packets to destination.
 Other route source entries include:
• S –Static Route
• D – EIGRP routing protocol
• O – OSPF routing protocol
• R - RIP routing protocol

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Parts of an IPv4 Route Entry
Remote Network Entries
 Routes to remote networks contain the
following information:
• Route source – how route was learned
• Destination network
• Administrative distance (AD) -
trustworthiness of the route.
• Metric – value assigned to reach the remote
network. Lower is better.
• Next hop – IPv4 address of the next router
that the packet should be forwarded to.
• Route timestamp – time since the route was
updated.
• Outgoing interface - the exit interface to use
to forward the packet

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Dynamically Learned IPv4 Routes
Routing Table Terms
 The routing table is a hierarchical
structure that is used to speed up the
lookup process when locating routes and
forwarding packets.
 The hierarchy includes:
• Ultimate Routes
• Level 1 routes
• Level 1 parent routes
• Level 2 child routes

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Dynamically Learned IPv4 Routes
Ultimate Route
 An ultimate route is a routing table
entry that contains either a next-hop
IPv4 address or an exit interface.
 Directly connected, dynamically
learned, and local routes are
ultimate routes.

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Dynamically Learned IPv4 Routes
Level 1 Route
 A level 1 route can be a:
• Network route - a network route that
has a subnet mask equal to that of the
classful mask.
• Supernet route - a network address
with a mask less than the classful
mask, for example, a summary
address.
• Default route - a static route with the
address 0.0.0.0/0

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Dynamically Learned IPv4 Routes
Level 1 Parent Route
 A parent route is a level 1 network
route that is subnetted.
 In the routing table, it basically provides
a heading for the specific subnets it
contains.

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Dynamically Learned IPv4 Routes
Level 2 Child Route
 A level 2 child route is a route that is
a subnet of a classful network
address.
 Level 1 parent routes contain level 2
child routes.
 Level 2 child routes are also ultimate
routes.

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The IPv4 Route Lookup Process
Route Lookup Process  Router lookup process:
• If the best match is a level 1 ultimate
route, then this route is used to forward
the packet.
• If the best match is a level 1 parent route,
the router then examines child routes (the
subnet routes).
• If there is a match with a level 2 child
route, that is used to forward the packet.
• If there is no match with level 2 child
routes, the router searches level 1
supernet or default routes. If there is a
match, that route is used.
• If there is no match found in the routing
table the packet is dropped.
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The IPv4 Route Lookup Process
Best Route = Longest Match
 The best match is the route in the
routing table that has the most number
of far left matching bits with the
destination IPv4 address of the packet.
 The route with the greatest number of
equivalent far left bits, or the longest
match, is always the preferred route.

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Analyze an IPv6 Routing Table
IPv6 Routing Table Entries

 An IPv6 routing table includes directly

connected, static and dynamically
learned routes.
 All IPv6 routes are level 1 ultimate
routes.

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Analyze an IPv6 Routing Table
Directly Connected Entries
 Use the show ipv6 route command to
display the IPv6 routing table.
 The directly connected route entries
include the following:
• Route source – How the route was learned.
Directly connected indicated with a C and L for
local route.
• Directly connected network address.
• Administrative distance – Trustworthiness of
the route (lower more trustworthy).
• Metric – Value assigned to reach the network
(lower is preferred route).
• Outgoing interface – Exit interface used to
forward packet.
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Analyze an IPv6 Routing Table
Remote IPv6 Network Entries
 The remote IPv6 route entries also
include the following:
• Route source – How the route was
learned. Common codes include O
(OSPF), D (EIGRP), R (RIP), and S
(Static route).
• Next hop - Identifies the IPv6 address of
the next router to forward the packet to.
 The IPv6 router lookup process:
• Examines level 1 network routes for the
best match.
• Longest match is the best match.

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2.4 Chapter Summary

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Conclusion
Chapter 2: Dynamic Routing
 Explain the function of dynamic routing protocols.

 Implement RIPv2.

 Determine the route source, administrative distance, and

metric for a given route.

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