Re: How to disable "RIP Listener" in XP?

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From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 04/03/04


Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 00:00:05 GMT

Super!

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:%23GGxmiQGEHA.2732@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Don <engguy58NOSPAM@hotmail.com>  hunted and pecked:
> Thank you, Wes.  That worked well.
> Don
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:fBfbc.59747$w54.379392@attbi_s01...
>> Don;
>> 
>> To disable RIP Listening
>> You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the
>> Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your
>> computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also
>> prevent you from completing this procedure.
>> 
>> Open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.
>> Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
>> In Components, click Networking Services (but do not select its
>> check box), and then click Details.
>> Unselect the RIP Listener check box, and then click OK.
>> Click Next, and then follow the instructions in the wizard.
>>  Notes
>> To open Add or Remove Programs, click Start, point to Settings, click
>> Control Panel, and then double-click Add or Remove Programs.
>> When you enable RIP Listening (also called silent RIP), your
>> computer can learn other routes on the network by listening to RIP
>> messages, and then adding their IP addresses to the route table.
>> Thus, you do not need to manually add routes to the route table.
>> This service can be useful in some dial-up network situations, such
>> as when the computer is operating as a remote access client over a
>> dial-up connection to a corporate network. In this example, Windows
>> can listen and dynamically update its default route table to include
>> additional routes valid for the corporate network. These additional
>> routes can improve network access and performance over the dial-up
>> connection by reducing the number of packets that are sent to the
>> incorrect router. 
>> Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) can be configured
>> to send out either RIPv1, RIPv2, or both types of packets. However,
>> RIP listening only listens and updates route information sent by
>> routers that use RIPv1. Certain Windows components require
>> configuration before they can be used. If you installed one or more
>> of these components, but did not configure them, when you click
>> Add/Remove Windows Components, a list of components that need to be
>> configured is displayed. To start the Windows Components Wizard,
>> click Components. 
>> 
>> 
>> Route Table on a Windows XP-Based Computer That Is Configured As a
>> Remote Access Server Is Not Updated with New Route Information
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B811156
>> 
>> --
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>> Wes
>> 
>> In news:OojSusKGEHA.744@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>> Don <engguy58NOSPAM@hotmail.com>  hunted and pecked:
>>> I am using software called "VPN Contivity" to network my home WinXP
>>> computer into work.  When I first open the software, I get a warning
>>> message:
>>> 
>>> "RIP Listener enabled which may disconnect CVC Client sometime
>>> later. Please disable RIP Listener to maintain tunnel connection."
>>> 
>>> How do I disable the RIP Listener???


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