Advanced Cisco Routing: RIP and EIGRP

Explore topics and techniques in Cisco routing, from basic concepts and RIP configuration to advanced dynamic routing for enterprise networks with EIGRP.

Introduction

• Implement distance vector routing protocols
• What you should know
• Routing fundamentals

1. RIP Protocol

• Introduction to RIP
• RIP timers
• RIPv1 vs. RIPv2
• RIP configuration and verification
• RIP default-route and passive-interface
• Analyzing the routing table with RIP
• RIP's auto-summary
• RIP configuration with IPv6
• Troubleshooting RIP

2. EIGRP Protocol

• Introduction to EIGRP
• EIGRP topology table
• EIGRP terminologies
• EIGRP path selection
• EIGRP neighbor table
• EIGRP packet types
• EIGRP classic configuration
• EIGRP named mode configuration
• Verify EIGRP configuration
• Exploring the wildcard mask
• EIGRP default-route and passive-interface
• Analyzing the routing table with EIGRP

3. Advanced EIGRP

• EIGRP metrics
• EIGRP load balancing
• EIGRP vs. discontiguous networks
• Route summarization with EIGRP
• EIGRP authentication via classic config
• EIGRP authentication via named mode config
• EIGRP stub routing
• EIGRP classic configuration with IPv6
• EIGRP named mode configuration with IPv6

Conclusion

• Next steps