I'm thinking of Juniper's configuration which always requires the neighbor command. Looks like prior to 12.1 Cisco didn't require the neighbor command, but 12.1 and beyond they do require it when using true non-broadcast point-to-multipoint mode.
"Dennis" wrote: > In a point to multipoint OSPF network configuration the links are treated as > point to point and you do not need neighbor statements. > > -- > > -=Repy to group only... no personal=- > > ""Curtis Call"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Following the spec it should be unicast. Keep in mind that > > non-broadcast networks (point-to-multipoint) don't support > > multicasting, that's why you have to manually configure your > > neighbors. As far as whether broadcast networks that are set > > to point-to-multipoint via the Cisco command use unicast or > > multicast I'm not sure since this is not part of the standard. > > I would guess that they still use unicast since it is trying > > to pretend like it's a point-to-multipoint network. > > > > "Jim Bond" wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > On Jeff Doyle's TCP/IP volume I, P417 it says > > > point-to-multipoint is multicast; P433 it says it's > > > unicast. Which one is correct? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > OSPF/BGP Practice Exams > > www.boson.com\tests\Advanced.htm Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=23961&t=23655 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
