Services Utility: RIP Listener Service
| Display Name (?): | RIP Listener | ||||||||||||||
| Short Name (?): | iprip | ||||||||||||||
| Executable (?): | svchost.exe | ||||||||||||||
| Library (?): | iprip.dll | ||||||||||||||
| Depends On (?): | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) | ||||||||||||||
| Supports (?): | None. | ||||||||||||||
| Description (?): | Listens for route updates sent by routers that use the Routing Information Protocol version 1 (RIPv1). | ||||||||||||||
| OS (?): | 2000 Professional, XP Home/Professional, Vista Home/Business, 2000 Server, Server 2003, Vista Server | ||||||||||||||
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Explanation (?): | The RIP listener service allows a Windows computer to monitor the network for Ripv1 routing updates. This lets your network run a bit more smoothly without you having to manually update static routes. Since it's only Ripv1 it doesn't help in a highly segmented network, because Ripv1 doesn't broadcast the subnet mask information. This service should only be used on a corporate network, and even then it's usefulness is limited. I suggest that you uninstall this feature unless you need it. |