The basic configuration of these protocols compared to each other.
| RIP | OSPF | EIGRP |
| configure terminal | configure terminal | configure terminal |
| router rip | router ospf 1 | router eigrp 10 |
| version 2 | ||
| network 10.0.10.0 | network 10.0.10.0 0.0.255.255 area 0 | network 10.0.10.0 |