Hi Joe,
That's right. If we used LSR Ping, the probed interface would have to be
numbered.
Ron
> I'm speaking of a different case:
>
> - send a ping to interface B
> let's say that ping fails because you don't have a route to B
> that would fail for both ping and eping
>
> - send a ping to interface C
> let's say that works because you do have a route to C
> that would work for both ping and eping
>
> - send a ping LSR to B via C
> that ping seems like it would work now, i.e., LSR ping would reach B and
> get
> a response through C even though B isn't directly reachable
> that would work for both ping and eping
>
> The unique aspect of eping is being able to ping (or get status) about
> interfaces without names. Both LSR ping and eping are equally capable of
> getting status about an *address* that is not otherwise reachable (e.g.,
> because of routing issues).
>
> Joe
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