to augment the other answers, the IP hop count is really the IP TTL value. It can never exceed 255
EIGRP defaults to 100 hops, so I would expect that the routing packet IP TTL is set at 100 at that point. Well ( checking the sniffer trace that Priscilla so thoughtfully supplied a couple of days ago ) I'm seeing the IP TTL as 2. Still, maybe there is an adjustment made. After all, the (E)IGRP metric includes end to end metrics. hhmmm... ( looking over Priscilla's trace again ) way down there I see an EIGRP hop count 0 line. the IP TTL is still really the only thing that makes sense in terms of the way IP works. Anyone? Chuck ""Steven A. Ridder"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > 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. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=36145&t=36082 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
