Not sure. I didn't write it. ;) >From a quick glance it seems to imply that type of behavior but I'm not aware it was ever really done.
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 07:42:13PM +0100, Paul Cosgrove wrote: > I'm not sure I understand you there. Do you mean that the intention > behind the draft RFC was for some form of point-to-point configuration > command on the interface, which would apply to all link state routing > protocols? > > Paul. > > Rodney Dunn wrote: > > There was a point to point configuration on the link itself and it > > caused a bunch of platform forwarding problems once. > > > > I wouldn't use that one. > > > > Note I'm not talking about the OSPF point to point control plane > > configuration. > > > > Rodney > > > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 07:43:51PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>> 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... > >>> 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. > >> Funny, we look at it exactly the opposite way. We're a service provider, > >> and a large majority of the Ethernet links where we run an IGP are point > >> to point links. So we have the point to point configuration as part of > >> our standard config template, nothing extra to keep track of. > >> > >> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/ > > > > > -- > HEAnet Limited > Ireland's Education & Research Network > 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin 1, Ireland > Tel: +353.1.6609040 > Web: http://www.heanet.ie > Company registered in Ireland: 275301 > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
