Agreed...there are some old routers that don't support OSPF though. Nortel is one (or at least was).
Jeff ImageStream 800-813-5123 x106 -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jeromie Reeves Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:50 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] RIP vs other routing protocols RIP is a obsolete routing protocol, OSPF should be used instead. RIP has a number of flaws and is insecure (well v2 adds passwords). RIP does not handle loops and has a limit on the depth of routers. On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Mark Nash - Lists <markl...@uwol.net> wrote: > We ran into a problem yesterday that caused a large problem, and I'm > now quite sure that it was assessed properly, as our network engineer > blamed it on RIP not working properly and made the decision to > implement BGP for routing at this site. Everywhere else, we're using RIP. > > Essentially, we had to move from one tower to another on the same > mountaintop. So we bought all new equipment and finished its > installation yesterday. 9 APs and 2 backhauls. > > Using Mikrotik ethernet routers... > > Now, I'm now sure of the specifics of the problem, and I'm not really > interested in asking you all to troubleshoot the problem that we had > yesterday. > > My question is this... > > Is RIP solid? It's been around for decades, and I used it extensively > in the beginning years when I was doing everything. But it seems that > we have many problems lately and RIP is being blamed for it. It's a > very easy protocol to administer & configure, not too complicated, so > I can't imagine so many problems when things are properly configured. > > I know there are better protocols to use on wireless networks these > days, and that there are protocols to use that allow failover to > redundant backhauls, etc. That is not my question. > > When properly configured...Is RIP solid? We have about 900 customers > and about 20 tower sites. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3101 - Release Date: 09/02/10 02:34:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
