On Wednesday 20 August 2008 12:29:22 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Just to add, just in case it isn't obvious from Peters comments, that > > the neighbor establishment can also be quicker since DR election does > > not occur. The wait timer, which is normally 40 seconds, does not need > > to be used. > > These are all good points, and makes me wonder - if it's *known* that an > Ethernet link will be used as a point to point link between two routers, > why doesn't everybody configure it explicitly as a point to point link? > I know we always do... > > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The benefit/cost ratio is low. You aren't saving much be eliminating DR/BDR election, and it's just one more unnecessary tweak to keep track of. IMHO. Stephen Kratzer Network Engineer CTI Networks, Inc. _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
