It's possible it's just a holdover from IGRP which does limit the diameter of a network by checking the hop count.
But EIGRP may limit the number of hops too, depending on which document you read. ;-) The following document says that the default max is 100 but can be increased with the metric maximum-hops command (even though it's not part of the metric). Some docs say this is for IGRP only, so you better try it. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/103/eigrp12.html Also, I know we discussed this before so you might want to check the Group Study archives. Priscilla At 11:56 AM 2/21/02, Steven A. Ridder wrote: >Anyone know why there is a hop-count in EIGRP? It has a 1 byte value, but >it doesn't limit the number of hops and it looks like routers don't use it >in their calculations. Why is it there? > >-- >RFC 1149 Compliant. ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=36116&t=36082 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
