R

RADIUS, 257-59, 265

attributes, 278-81

RAM/DRAM, 117

Reboot test, 651

Redundancy, 585-86

Remote address, 183

Remote Procedure Call (RPC), 36

Remote sites, 612-16

Repeaters, 197, 341

RIP, 503-4

RIP 2, 510-11

Riser, 197, 604

RMON (Remote Monitoring), 229, 545-48, 552-55

ROM, 118, 126

Routers, 5, 10

vs. switches, 16-17

access, 250, 329-31

administrative access to, 100

applications to configure, 174-86

backbone, 123-26

Cisco files, types of, 139-42

Cisco models, 122-26

commands, 158-59

communicating with, 98-104

configuration file, 138-42

efficiency, 92-93

hardware, 116-22

identity, giving, 163-65

Internet and, 93-95

internetworking, device in, 574-75

memory, 117-18

midrange Cisco, 123

modes of, 154-57

optical, 95-96

overview of, 90-135

packaging, 122

passwords, 112-16

performance problems, 660-61

ports and modules, 118-22

security, 110-16

selection of, 119

setup mode, configuration, 160-63

shield, 291

sizes, 95

SOHO, 122-23

step-by-step configuration, 159-63

Routing Information Protocol. See RIP

Routing protocols, 476-519

algorithm, 476

architectures, 495-99

basics, 477-94

Border Gateway Protocol, 514-15

Cisco's strategy, 503-7, 518-19

configuration, 507-8

distance-vector, 495-96

domains, 477

dynamic vs. static routing, 481-82

Enhanced Interior Gateway Domain Protocol (EIGRP), 508-10

hold-downs, 489, 490

hybrid, 499

implementation, 499-503

link-state, 496-99

loops, 488-89

metrics, 493-94

Multiprotocol Label Switching, 515-18

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), 511-14

poison reverse updates, 489, 492-93

propagation delay, 487-88

RIP 2, 510-11

split horizons, 489, 490-91

table, 478-79

updates, 476

Rule sets, 305