When using the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), what is the maximum number of hops a message can take between its source and its destination before the destination is considered unreachable?

Explanation:

RIP limits the number of hops to prevent routing loops . The maximum number of hops allowed for RIP is 15.  The size of the networks are limited in RIP due to the limited hops.

RIP( Routing Information Protocol) uses hop count to find the best path between the source and the destination network. It works on OSI model and uses port number 520. RIP is a distance vector routing protocol.  

C. Hendrik wrote the RIP in June 1988 at Rutgers University, since then it has been the common internet routing protocol for routing within the networks.

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