IS RIP NEEDED

Not sure we can answer this without more information. Does EIGRP run on both ends of this as well as RIP? If so, yes you could probably get rid of RIP and not lose connectivity. However, where else does RIP go? Is there any chance that something downstream only has RIP and therefore taking out this router will prevent one of those RIP networks from getting to these devices? If so, perhaps redistribution is your answer instead of keeping RIP and EIGRP everywhere. The bottom line is that you need to understand everywhere that RIP and EIGRP are, especially places where only one may exist without the other. Additionally you need to understand what networks/nodes/ environments talk to other networks/nodes/environments, and ensure that disabling a routing protocol is not going to impact one of those flows. At its most basic terms, all-inclusive and fully-meshed EIGRP should be fine if this is a LAN network, but again, more information is needed.

Both routers on the ends of the Private Line T1 are running RIP. The confiuratation looks like this...

Remote Office ----> Cisco 1750 ------> Private Line T1 ------> Cisco

2611 ----> Corporate Office -> Pix 515 ---- > Cisco 2620 ---->

Internet

The Cisco 2620 that is connected to the Internet does not have RIP specified in it's config. The office that is connected to the Cisco

1750 communicates with the Corporate Office as well as gets to the internet via the Private Line T1.

Not sure if this is enough information or is more needed.

1. Are there only 2 routers involved ?

1. post output of "show ip route rip" and "show ip proto" from both routers

If it is one connection, with no backup method (dial-up, cable, etc), then you could technically ditch this for static routes and be fine. However, I don't recommend static configs at all except for DMZs and other requirements, therefore RIP or EIGRP all the way through should be fine. Your basic requirements are that the 1700 advertise its networks to the HQ, and the HQ advertises a default route. Other than that, I don't see any gotchas.

either way, you cannot just ditch RIP and not replace it with something. Statics on both sides, a routing protocol on both sides, etc. Provided the remote has a default route, it would know how to get out, but the HQ would not know how to get back without some kind of static or advertisement.

Well I think that I'm just gonna leave it the way it is. I was trying to streamline the configuration, but I have bigger issues to tackle, like Dial on Demand VPN connection using Verizon DSL connection to a Pix Firewall.

Thank again.

Is is not as difficult as it may seem.

post your configs without passwords. along without the output of

show ip proto

show ip route

show ip traffic

from both routers