If the mutual redistribution happens on the same router, you don't need to worry.
-- Tassos Dan Letkeman wrote on 2/3/2008 5:54 μμ: > Ben, > > Thanks for the information. I will try removing the default metric > commands to see if they are needed. > > In what kind of scenario can redistributing both routing protocols > cause a routing loop? > > Here is a crude diagram on how the system is setup: > > Workstations---linux router w/ospf----cisco 3560 w/ospf & > eigrp----cisco 3560 w/eigrp---workstations > > If I didn't redistribute both ways the devices on both sides could not > access each other. > > Dan. > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 1:32 AM, Ben Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 02/03/2008, at 4:55 AM, Dan Letkeman wrote: >> > Is there a simple explanation as to how >> > the metric is calculated for eigrp? >> >> 5 things, Bandwidth, Delay, Reliability, Load and MTU. >> >> I used to use the "Big Dogs Really Like Meat" acronym when I was first >> learning about it to help remember :) >> >> Most people should really only need to worry about the first two when >> modifying for redistribution, that is bandwidth and delay, the >> remaining 3 can generally just be set to 255 1 and 1500 respectively, >> unless you see fit to change them for a specific reason. >> >> As for your config, for starters try removing your default-metrics for >> each routing protocol as it appears you've added them not really >> knowing why you have, best to leave these as default for now, as for >> redistributing this is where you do want to specify them so the >> protocol knows how to treat these foreign routes and how to advertise >> them to it's peers. >> >> Also it's very unwise to redistribute protocol's both-ways, you are >> asking for a routing loop, you should only need to do this one-way, >> what is your reason for doing it both ways? >> >> Have a read of http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/103/eigrp-toc.html >> especially the redistributing section. >> >> Cheers >> >> Ben >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
