Yep, EIGRP does it by default. I *really* wish they'd make 'no auto-summary' the default for both EIGRP and BGP. It makes no sense to me to leave summarization on by default. I don't know how many times I've been working a lab scenario and said "Doh! Forgot to turn off summarization!" :-)
John >>> "Priscilla Oppenheimer" 11/4/02 12:49:41 PM >>> Good translation, but is it even true about EIGRP? IGRP yes, but EIGRP? Just checking. When a book is so clueless to still refer to the Network Information Center, I have to question other things too. ;-) Priscilla John Neiberger wrote: > > Hmm...okay. How old is this book? They are using 'Network > boundary' to > refer to the classful major network supernet. > > I'm still confused by their use of NIC number and that's > because they > are NOT referring to the Network Interface Card like most of us > would > expect. They appear to be referring to an allocated network > prefix from > the Network Information Center which, as far as I know, isn't > around > anymore. You get allocations from ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC now. > So, > knowing that, let me translate: > > "BGP-4 and EIGRP summarize at the major classful network > boundary > automatically. [This behavior can be disabled by use the 'no > auto-summary' command.] Summarization to a non-classful > boundary must > be done manually." > > Regards, > John > > >>> "James Gosnold" 11/4/02 12:21:45 PM > >>> > Hi John, > > I always thought of the NIC number as the MAC address of a > Network > card! > > Here are a couple of quotes from the Cisco Press book I am > reading to > show > the context in which they use the terms: > > "BGP-4 and EIGRP summarizes at the network boundary > automatically. > Summarization within the NIC number boundary must be configured > manually." > > Then when talking about the characteristics of a classless > routing > protocol: > > "Some routes can be summarized within the major NIC number. > This is > done > manually." > > Confused? I am! > > Regards, James. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56841&t=56825 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
