Technical Tip: Explaining the RIP setting 'Enable Default-information-originate'

Description

This article describes the RIP setting 'Default-information-originate'.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

'Default-information-originate' configures a default route for the distribution of default information into the respective routing domain.

RIP does not create the default route unless the option is always used.

Select 'Disable Default-information-originate' to advertise the static routes into RIP updates.

It is possible to enable/disable it from GUI as shown below:

• Go to Network -> RIP.

• Expand the Advanced Options.

• Enable/disable Inject Default Route.

See the FortiGate CLI Reference for more information.

config router rip

    set default-information-originate enable

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