1  ripquery
   SYNOPSIS

     ripquery [-1] [-2] [-[a5] authkey] [-n]
       [-p] [-r] [-v] [-w time] gateway ...
 

2  FLAGS

   -1                 Sends the query as a version 1 packet.

   -2                 Sends the query as a version 2 packet
                      (default).

   -[a5] authkey      Specifies the authentication password
                      to use for queries. If -a specified, an
                      authentication type of SIMPLE will be used,
                      if -5 is specified an authentication type of
                      MD5 will be used, otherwise the default is an
                      authentication type of NONE. Authentication
                      fields in incoming packets will be displayed,
                      but not validated.

   -n                 Prevents the address of the responding host
                      from being looked up to determine the symbolic
                      name.

   -p                 Uses the RIP POLL command to request
                      information from the routing table. This is
                      the default. If there is no response to the
                      RIP POLL command, the RIP REQUEST command is
                      tried. The gated daemon responds to a POLL
                      command with all the routes learned through
                      RIP.

   -r                 Used the RIP REQUEST command to request
                      information from the gateway's routing table.
                      Unlike the RIP POLL command, all gateways
                      should support the RIP REQUEST. If there
                      is no response to the RIP REQUEST command,
                      the RIP POLL command is tried. The gated
                      daemon responds to a REQUEST command with
                      all the routes he announces out the specified
                      interface. Because of limitations in the UDP
                      interface, on systems based on BSD 4.3 Reno or
                      earlier, REQUESTs respond about the interface
                      used to route packets back to the sender. This
                      can be avoided by running ripquery on the host
                      being queried.

   -v                 Displays version information about ripquery
                      before querying the gateways.

   -w time            Specifies the time in seconds to wait for the
                      initial response from a gateway. The default
                      value is 5 seconds.
 

2  DESCRIPTION
   The ripquery command is used to request all routes known
   by a RIP gateway by sending a RIP request or POLL command.
   The routing information in any routing packets returned is
   displayed numerically and symbolically. The ripquery command
   is intended to be used as a tool for debugging gateways, not for
   network management. SNMP is the preferred protocol for network
   management.