RIP Tab The following table describes the virtual router’s Runtime Stats for RIP. RIP Runtime Stats Description Summary Tab Interval Seconds Number of seconds in an interval. RIP uses this value (a length of time) to control its Update, Expire, and Delete Intervals. Update Intervals Number of intervals between RIP route advertisement updates that the virtual router sends to peers. Expire Intervals Number of intervals since the last update the virtual router received from a peer, after which the virtual router marks the routes from the peer as unusable. Delete Intervals Number of intervals after a route has been marked as unusable that, if no update is received, the firewall deletes the route from the routing table. Interface Tab Address IP address of an interface on the virtual router where RIP is enabled. Auth Type Type of authentication: simple password, MD5, or none. Send Allowed Check mark indicates this interface is allowed to send RIP packets. Receive Allowed Check mark indicates this interface is allowed to receive RIP packets. Advertise Default Route Check mark indicates that RIP will advertise its default route to its peers. Default Route Metric Metric (hop count) assigned to the default route. The lower the metric value, the higher priority it has in the route table to be selected as the preferred path. Key Id Authentication key used with peers. Preferred Preferred key for authentication. Peer Tab Peer Address IP address of a peer to the virtual router’s RIP interface. Last Update Date and time that the last update was received from this peer. RIP Version RIP version the peer is running. Invalid Packets Count of invalid packets received from this peer. Possible causes that the firewall cannot parse the RIP packet: x bytes over a route boundary, too many routes in packet, bad subnet, illegal address, authentication failed, or not enough memory. Invalid Routes Count of invalid routes received from this peer. Possible causes: route is invalid, import fails, or not enough memory. Parent topic More Runtime Stats for a Virtual Router