This command turns on tracing of RIP requests and responses. This command takes no options. The output is directed to the log file.
| Default | Disabled |
| Format | debug rip packet |
| Mode | Privileged EXEC |
A sample output of the trace message is shown below.
<15> JAN 01 00:35:15 192.168.17.29-1 RIP[181783160]: rip_map_debug.c(96) 775 % Pkt RX on Intf: 1/0/1(1), Src_IP:43.1.1.1 Dest_IP:43.1.1.2 Rip_Version: RIPv2 Packet_Type:RIP_RESPONSE ROUTE 1): Network: 10.1.1.0 Mask: 255.255.255.0 Metric: 1 ROUTE 2): Network: 40.1.0.0 Mask: 255.255.0.0 Metric: 1 ROUTE 3): Network: 10.50.50.0 Mask: 255.255.255.0 Metric: 1 ROUTE 4): Network: 41.1.0.0 Mask: 255.255.0.0 Metric: 1 ROUTE 5): Network:42.0.0.0 Mask:255.0.0.0 Metric:1 Another 6 routes present in packet not displayed.
The following parameters are displayed in the trace message:
| Parameter | Definition |
|---|---|
| TX/RX | TX refers to a packet transmitted by the device. RX refers to packets received by the device. |
| Intf | The interface that the packet came in or went out on. Format used is unit/slot/port (internal interface number). Unit is always shown as 1 for interfaces on a non-stacking device. |
| Src_IP | The source IP address in the IP header of the packet. |
| Dest_IP | The destination IP address in the IP header of the packet. |
| Rip_Version | RIP version used: RIPv1 or RIPv2. |
| Packet_Type | Type of RIP packet: RIP_REQUEST or RIP_RESPONSE. |
| Routes | Up to 5 routes in the packet are displayed in the following format: Network: a.b.c.d Mask a.b.c.d Next_Hop a.b.c.d Metric a The next hop is only displayed if it is different from 0.0.0.0. For RIPv1 packets, Mask is always 0.0.0.0. |
| Number of routes not printed | Only the first five routes present in the packet are included in the trace. There is another notification of the number of additional routes present in the packet that were not included in the trace. |
