CDP's benefit comes from getting said information *without* telnetting. I
occasionally troubleshoot networks that have misconfigured IP addresses.
Obviously if the IP is wrong, I can't telnet to some sites. But with CDP I
can see the address that the far end is advertising, and change my IP so I
can telnet to it. Once there, I can fix the wrong IP, the connection will
drop me back to my original router, and I can change the local IP - all
fixed! Without CDP I wouldn't know the far end's IP. That's just one
application, but one that has saved my bacon a few times.
- Don
-----Original Message-----
From: CCIE TB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 8:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What can CDP offer ?
Hi group members,
I'm just wondering...if you can access a router by telneting to it, you can
get most of the information that you will get through CDP. Then what is the
benefit of CDP?
Thanks to all
Adia
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