From: mark salmon (masalmon@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Sep 13 2000 - 20:18:06 GMT-3
It is my understanding from all who mentioned it is that IGRP/EIGRP does
not understand IP default network using 0.0.0.0. There wss no
suggestion that IGRP/EIGRP does not understand a redistributed network
of 0.0.0.0 (obviously you proved that it does)
Geatti wrote:
>
> Your right there has been a lot of conflicting documentation on this. I
> tried it briefly in my lab, below is the routing table, I redistributed a
> static route of 0.0.0.0/0 to null 0. Kevin is right it does understand it.
>
> 10.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets
> D EX 10.10.10.0 [170/2170112] via 138.5.20.4, 00:00:09, Serial0.2
> 138.5.0.0/16 is variably subnetted, 5 subnets, 3 masks
> C 138.5.10.0/29 is directly connected, Serial0.1
> C 138.5.5.0/24 is directly connected, Loopback0
> D 138.5.4.0/24 [90/2297856] via 138.5.20.4, 00:01:52, Serial0.2
> C 138.5.20.0/28 is directly connected, Serial0.2
> D 138.5.90.0/24 [90/2185984] via 138.5.20.4, 00:01:52, Serial0.2
> D*EX 0.0.0.0/0 [170/2170112] via 138.5.20.4, 00:00:09, Serial0.2
> \
> \Laid to rest a last.
>
> I must admit that I was under the impression that EIGRP was not able to do
> this (due in part to the books that told me so)
>
> Thanks Kevin.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Kevin M. Woods
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 10:44 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: EIGRp and default routes
>
> I know some documentation out there on this topic is confusing, but once
> again EIGRP does understand 0.0.0.0/0.
>
> The default network capability is only there for backwards compatibility
> with IGRP (e.g. a slow migration from IGRP to EIGRP).
>
> Kevin
>
> // EIGRP does not use the all zeros network to match all routes (0.0.0.0
> // 0.0.0.0).
> // EIGRP uses a NETWORK address as the pointer to a default route.
> //
> // Carl
> // CCIE #5934
>
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