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ZyWALL (ZLD) CLI Reference Guide 107
CHAPTER 9
Routing Protocol
This chapter describes how to set up RIP and OSPF routing protocols for the ZyWALL.
9.1 Routing Protocol Overview
Routing protocols give the ZyWALL routing information about the network from other routers. The
ZyWALL then stores this routing information in the routing table, which it uses when it makes
routing decisions. In turn, the ZyWALL can also provide routing information via routing protocols to
other routers.
The ZyWALL supports two standards, RIP and OSPF, for routing protocols. RIP and OSPF are
compared in Table 47 on page 107, and they are discussed further in the next two sections.
9.2 Routing Protocol Commands Summary
The following table describes the values required for many routing protocol commands. Other
values are discussed with the corresponding commands.
The following sections list the routing protocol commands.
Table 47 OSPF vs. RIP
OSPF RIP
Network Size Large Small (with up to 15 routers)
Metric Bandwidth, hop count, throughput,
round trip time and reliability.
Hop count
Convergence Fast Slow
Table 48 Input Values for Routing Protocol Commands
LABEL DESCRIPTION
ip The 32-bit name of the area or virtual link in IP address format.
authkey The password for text or MD5 authentication. You may use alphanumeric characters or
underscores(
_).
text password: 1-8 characters long
MD5 password: 1-16 characters long