This document provides an overview and comparison of four reactive routing protocols for mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs): Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV), Dynamic Source Routing (DSR), Temporary Ordered Routing Algorithm (TORA), and Dynamic MANET On-demand (DYMO). It describes the key mechanisms and operations of each protocol, including route discovery, route maintenance, and how they differ in approaches like maintaining source routes or next hop information. The document aims to identify which protocol is best suited under different circumstances.