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# fortios_router_rip – Configure RIP in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiGate

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis

- Requirements

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- This module is able to configure a FortiGate or FortiOS (FOS) device by allowing the user to set and modify router feature and rip category. Examples include all parameters and values need to be adjusted to datasources before usage. Tested with FOS v6.0.5

## Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- fortiosapi>=0.9.8

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
host string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate IP address.
https boolean | Choices: no yes ← | Indicates if the requests towards FortiGate must use HTTPS protocol.
password string | Default: "" | FortiOS or FortiGate password.
router_rip dictionary | Default: null | Configure RIP.
| default_information_originate string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable generation of default route.
| default_metric integer |  | Default metric.
| distance list |  | distance
|  | access_list string |  | Access list for route destination. Source router.access-list.name.
|  | distance integer |  | Distance (1 - 255).
|  | id integer / required |  | Distance ID.
|  | prefix string |  | Distance prefix.
| distribute_list list |  | Distribute list.
|  | direction string | Choices: in out | Distribute list direction.
|  | id integer / required |  | Distribute list ID.
|  | interface string |  | Distribute list interface name. Source system.interface.name.
|  | listname string |  | Distribute access/prefix list name. Source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name.
|  | status string | Choices: enable disable | status
| garbage_timer integer |  | Garbage timer in seconds.
| interface list |  | RIP interface configuration.
|  | auth_keychain string |  | Authentication key-chain name. Source router.key-chain.name.
|  | auth_mode string | Choices: none text md5 | Authentication mode.
|  | auth_string string |  | Authentication string/password.
|  | flags integer |  | flags
|  | name string / required |  | Interface name. Source system.interface.name.
|  | receive_version string | Choices: 1 2 | Receive version.
|  | send_version string | Choices: 1 2 | Send version.
|  | send_version2_broadcast string | Choices: disable enable | Enable/disable broadcast version 1 compatible packets.
|  | split_horizon string | Choices: poisoned regular | Enable/disable split horizon.
|  | split_horizon_status string | Choices: enable disable | Enable/disable split horizon.
| max_out_metric integer |  | Maximum metric allowed to output(0 means 'not set').
| neighbor list |  | neighbor
|  | id integer / required |  | Neighbor entry ID.
|  | ip string |  | IP address.
| network list |  | network
|  | id integer / required |  | Network entry ID.
|  | prefix string |  | Network prefix.
| offset_list list |  | Offset list.
|  | access_list string |  | Access list name. Source router.access-list.name.
|  | direction string | Choices: in out | Offset list direction.
|  | id integer / required |  | Offset-list ID.
|  | interface string |  | Interface name. Source system.interface.name.
|  | offset integer |  | offset
|  | status string | Choices: enable disable | status
| passive_interface list |  | Passive interface configuration.
|  | name string / required |  | Passive interface name. Source system.interface.name.
| recv_buffer_size integer |  | Receiving buffer size.
| redistribute list |  | Redistribute configuration.
|  | metric integer |  | Redistribute metric setting.
|  | name string / required |  | Redistribute name.
|  | routemap string |  | Route map name. Source router.route-map.name.
|  | status string | Choices: enable disable | status
| timeout_timer integer |  | Timeout timer in seconds.
| update_timer integer |  | Update timer in seconds.
| version string | Choices: 1 2 | RIP version.
ssl_verify boolean added in 2.9 | Choices: no yes ← | Ensures FortiGate certificate must be verified by a proper CA.
username string |  | FortiOS or FortiGate username.
vdom string | Default: "root" | Virtual domain, among those defined previously. A vdom is a virtual instance of the FortiGate that can be configured and used as a different unit.

## Notes

Note

- Requires fortiosapi library developed by Fortinet

- Run as a local_action in your playbook

## Examples

    - hosts: localhost
      vars:
       host: "192.168.122.40"
       username: "admin"
       password: ""
       vdom: "root"
       ssl_verify: "False"
      tasks:
      - name: Configure RIP.
        fortios_router_rip:
          host:  "{{ host }}"
          username: "{{ username }}"
          password: "{{ password }}"
          vdom:  "{{ vdom }}"
          https: "False"
          router_rip:
            default_information_originate: "enable"
            default_metric: "4"
            distance:
             -
                access_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                distance: "7"
                id:  "8"
                prefix: "<your_own_value>"
            distribute_list:
             -
                direction: "in"
                id:  "12"
                interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
                listname: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name router.prefix-list.name)"
                status: "enable"
            garbage_timer: "16"
            interface:
             -
                auth_keychain: "<your_own_value> (source router.key-chain.name)"
                auth_mode: "none"
                auth_string: "<your_own_value>"
                flags: "21"
                name: "default_name_22 (source system.interface.name)"
                receive_version: "1"
                send_version: "1"
                send_version2_broadcast: "disable"
                split_horizon: "poisoned"
                split_horizon_status: "enable"
            max_out_metric: "28"
            neighbor:
             -
                id:  "30"
                ip: "<your_own_value>"
            network:
             -
                id:  "33"
                prefix: "<your_own_value>"
            offset_list:
             -
                access_list: "<your_own_value> (source router.access-list.name)"
                direction: "in"
                id:  "38"
                interface: "<your_own_value> (source system.interface.name)"
                offset: "40"
                status: "enable"
            passive_interface:
             -
                name: "default_name_43 (source system.interface.name)"
            recv_buffer_size: "44"
            redistribute:
             -
                metric: "46"
                name: "default_name_47"
                routemap: "<your_own_value> (source router.route-map.name)"
                status: "enable"
            timeout_timer: "50"
            update_timer: "51"
            version: "1"

## Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
build string | always | Build number of the fortigate image Sample: 1547
http_method string | always | Last method used to provision the content into FortiGate Sample: PUT
http_status string | always | Last result given by FortiGate on last operation applied Sample: 200
mkey string | success | Master key (id) used in the last call to FortiGate Sample: id
name string | always | Name of the table used to fulfill the request Sample: urlfilter
path string | always | Path of the table used to fulfill the request Sample: webfilter
revision string | always | Internal revision number Sample: 17.0.2.10658
serial string | always | Serial number of the unit Sample: FGVMEVYYQT3AB5352
status string | always | Indication of the operation's result Sample: success
vdom string | always | Virtual domain used Sample: root
version string | always | Version of the FortiGate Sample: v5.6.3

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Miguel Angel Munoz (@mamunozgonzalez)

- Nicolas Thomas (@thomnico)

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