At 3:08 PM -0400 6/23/02, Kevin Cullimore wrote: >A useful notion to keep in mind is that hsrp and its un-patented >counterparts (you'd think that during the past century, people would learn >from IBM's example, but apparently that isn't the case) are profoundly >asymmetric in scope: > >they are concerned with the host->default gateway portion of the >conversation, not the return path (although implementational specifics might >force them to address the return path in some circumstances).
Kevin, how is the asymmetry a problem? The HSRP linked routers presumably have the same routing tables, although the backup might have to ARP for its first packet forwarded. Even if that's an issue, promiscuous ARP learning shouldn't be all that much of a problem. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=47251&t=47177 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
