| -1
| Send the query as a version 1 packet.
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| -2
| Send the query as a version 2 packet (default).
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| -[a5]
authkey
| Specifies the authentication password to use for queries. If
-a is 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.
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| -n
| Prevents the address of the responding host from being looked up to
determine the symbolic name.
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| -N
dest[/mask]
| Specifies that the query should be for the specified dest/mask
instead of complete routing table. The specification of the optional
mask implies a version 2 query. Up to 23 requests about specific
destinations may be included in one packet.
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| -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. gated responds to a POLL command with all
the routes learned via RIP.
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| -r
| Uses 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.
gated responds to a REQUEST command with all the routes
he anounces out the specified interface.
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| -v
| Version information about ripquery is displayed before
querying the gateways.
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| -w time
| Specifies the time in seconds to wait for the initial response from a
gateway. The default value is 5 seconds.
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