One concern would be that area 50 will be separated from the rest of the network if any one of R1, R2, or the link between R1-R2 fails. This is not related to R2 being or not being connected to area 0 though.
Thanks, Zsombor alaerte Vidali wrote: > > R1 is a ABR router; it connects to the backbone area and to > area 50. > R2 is a distribution router connected to router R1 through area > 50. > > R2 connects to 4 other routers in area 50. > > I am wondering if there are concerns about R2 being a > distribution router without connecting to area 0. > > area 0 (R1)--area 50 ---(R2)--area 50----(R3,R4,R5,R6) Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=73939&t=73933 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
