1001 Secrets for Windows NT Registry
(Publisher: 29th Street Press)
Author(s): Tim Daniels
ISBN: 1882419685
Publication Date: 12/01/97

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I-432 If you’re trying to debug RIP problems, this registry entry lets you adjust the amount of information RIP records to the logging file.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IpRip\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: LoggingLevel
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

The default value is 1. Valid values are

0 No logging
1 Errors only
2 Errors and warnings
3 Errors, warnings, and informational messages

Restart your computer for these changes to take effect.

I-433 Are RIP announcements overloading your network? Do you want to silence periodic updates, yet still send triggered updates and receive all other RIP information? This registry entry suppresses periodic RIP announcements.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IpRip\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: SilentRip
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

The default value is 0. Setting the value to 1 suppresses periodic RIP announcements. Restart your machine for changes to take effect.

I-434 If you still want to send periodic updates (updates that contain the entire routing table for a given multiprotocol router), but not as often, you can regulate the frequency of the periodic updates with this registry entry.

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IpRip\ Parameters

Add the following value under the Parameters key:

Value Name: UpdateFrequency
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 30

The default value is 30 seconds; valid values range from 15 to 86,400 seconds. Restart your machine for these changes to take effect.


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