VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) is very similar to HSRP (Hot Standby Routing Protocol) and can be used to create a virtual gateway. If you don’t know why we use virtual gateways then I suggest reading my Introduction to virtual gateways lesson.

Jul 31, 2014 · VRRP can solve the static configuration problem. VRRP enables a group of routers to form a single virtual router. The LAN clients can then be configured with the virtual router as their default gateway. The virtual router, representing a group …

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) specifies an election protocol that dynamically assigns responsibility for a virtual router to one of the VRRP routers on a LAN. Two VRRP versions currently exist: VRRPv2 and VRRPv3. VRRPv2 applies only to IPv4 networks, and VRRPv3 applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is an open standard fault-tolerant protocol that provides redundancy and improves network reliability. It can also be used to create a virtual gateway. There are two versions of VRRP: VRRP functions like HSRP but the following differences should be remembered: Can track an interface for failover.

VRRP can solve the static configuration problem. VRRP enables a group of routers to form a single virtual router. The LAN clients can then be configured with the virtual router as their default gateway. The virtual router, representing a group of routers, is also known as a VRRP group.

VRRP allows multiple routers to operate as a single virtual router, which hosts can then use as their default gateway. Figure 1. What is VRRP? At first glance, you can notice a few major differences between VRRP and HSRP, as shown in the diagram above.

VRRP is a popular protocol for providing device redundancy, for connecting redundant WAN gateway routers or server access switches. It allows a backup router or switch to automatically take over if the primary (master) router or switch fails. This How To Note describes one possible basic VRRP configuration.

This section describes how to configure and verify VRRP configuration and operational states. All VRRP configurations work in VRRP context. VRRP can be configured on physical ports, VLAN interfaces, and LAG interfaces.

Configure VRRP Authentication. router(config-if)#vrrp group-number authentication {plain-text-string | text plain-text-string | md5 {key-string keystring | key-chain key-chain-name}} If a key-chain is configured with the command above, follow these next few steps to create the key-chain. 2. Create and enter into key chain configuration mode.

This chapter describes how to configure the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP). VRRP is a fault-tolerant protocol. VRRP switches services to the backup device when the gateway becomes faulty, providing continuous and reliable communication services.