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R i p L o o k
This program is a way to look at the route tables of local servers
and the local workstaion. When first invoked it does a RIP broadcast
and listens for all responses. There is a 2 second wait for the last
packet. You will notice a few dots appear. They are simply signs of
life. The servers that responded will then be listed on the screen
along with the number of routes in its' table. You can then list them
by just entering the number associated with the server and its' table
will be listed. If there is more than a page of data three dots will
appear at the bottom. Simply press enter to continue or press escape
to return to the main screen. You can also compare two routers route
tables. The display will show the routes that are in one table and
not the other. The one disoplayed is the one that it is in.
Because of the dynamic nature of route tables you can Relook i.e.
send out another RIP request , wait for responses and rebuild the
tables. At times you may not get any response ( a collision or dropped
packet ). Just relook again and most likely they will then be there.
Again there might be 5 routers responding and at another time 4 or 6
( a different number ). This is the not totally guarenteed nature of a
broadcast protocol. You might find at one time a router has a different
number of routes than just before . We are looking at the dynamic nature
of routing and the constant reshuffling of route tables.
The program by default broadcasts a request for all routes in a
router ( a network number of FFFFFFFF ). You can change the network
number and ask all routers what they know about a specific route.
Commands:
C Compare Two route lists
W Display Workstation Route Table
R Rebuild Route Tables
N Change the Network Number to Search on
1-N Display Route Table For Server 'N'
Q Quit
L Set the Max level for Displaying routes ( Default 16 )
Any Bugs-Spellings-Additions-Comments-Etc Please contact
Bill Nolde at X2939 or by EMail