Re: OSPF Redistribution question

From: Connary, Julie Ann (jconnary@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Jan 08 2001 - 11:27:12 GMT-3


   
Or no split-horizon in a DV environment - i.e. Watch out on Frame-relay where
Split-horizon is disabled by default on multipoint interfaces.

Julie Ann

At 12:19 AM 1/8/2001 -0800, fwells12 wrote:
>You need more than one distribution point to cause routing loops.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Chuck Larrieu <chuck@cl.cncdsl.com>
>To: CCIE_Lab Groupstudy List <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 9:26 PM
>Subject: OSPF Redistribution question
>
>
> > I just complete a frenetic go-through of the Slattery/Burton book -
>chapter
> > 5 - OSPF section
> >
> > One section touches on redistribution between RIP 2 and OSPF ( although I
> > suppose that is not necessarily relevant )
> >
> > In any case, setup was relatively simple:
> >
> > OSPF domain------redistribution_router----------RIPv2 domain
> >
> > Jus to see what happened, I failed to place the distribute-lists as
> > recommended. I wanted to see bad thing happen. For the life of my I could
> > net get a routing loop to form. I did things like lower the metric of the
> > redistributed routes to below that of the native OSPF routes, hoping to
>see
> > the RIP redistribution come into the routing tables of the OSPF routers.
>No
> > dice.
> >
> > So my question - in a situation like the above, with only a single
> > redistribution point, does it matter? Was the issue the particular routing
> > protocols? Is the issue of redistribution and loops as a result relevant
> > only with multiple redistribution points?
> >
> > Any thoughts as to why I couldn't cause problems when I tried, even though
>I
> > seem to have no trouble creating problems when I don't try?
> >
> > Chuck
> > ----------------------
> > I am Locutus, a CCIE Lab Proctor. Xx_Brain_dumps_xX are futile. Your life
>as
> > it has been is over ( if you hope to pass ) From this time forward, you
>will
> > study US!
> > ( apologies to the folks at Star Trek TNG )
> >



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