Re: OSPF over EIGRP !!!!

From: MADMAN (dave@interprise.com)
Date: Fri Sep 06 2002 - 11:48:16 GMT-3


  It wasn't the only point I made. Maybe for you ease of implementation
is not important, I couldn't tell from your post, you ask a pretty open
ended question, take what you want, disregard the rest!

  You know this info is available on CCO and for many customers ease of
maintanence and implementation IS very important.

  Dave

Derek Gaff wrote:
>
> Hi Madman
>
> This is my point, having a routing protocol that is easy to implement is not
> my kind of explanation. Think of it this way beside the easy configuration
> part.
>
> If I had White Paper and Cream Paper what is the best one to draw a picture
> on, white because your use to drawing on it, or cream cause its nice to use,
> whats the argument to use one over the other, ??????.
>
> regards'
> Derek
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MADMAN" <dave@interprise.com>
> To: "Derek Gaff" <derekgaff@eircom.net>
> Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:56 PM
> Subject: Re: OSPF over EIGRP !!!!
>
> >
> > If your an all Cisco shop and don't cringe at the thought of running
> > proprietary protocols I would go with EIGRP. I have found EIGRP to
> > converge quicker without tweaking then OSPF, EIGRP is easy to implement
> > and takes much less thought, scales pretty well and is pretty reliable.
> >
> > anecdotally I have converted more networks from OSPF to EIGRP than the
> > other way around.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Derek Gaff wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Darren
> > >
> > > yes i understand that, what I am looking for is information to say why
> ospf
> > > would be better than eigrp in an all cisco network, ect authentication
> type,
> > > convergence time, backup link options and so on.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Olive, Darren" <Darren.Olive@globalcrossing.com>
> > > To: "'Derek Gaff'" <derekgaff@eircom.net>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:47 AM
> > > Subject: RE: OSPF over EIGRP !!!!
> > >
> > > > EIGRP is proprietary, so if you are using any non-cisco equipment in
> your
> > > > internetwork that would be a good reason to use OSPF.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Derek Gaff [mailto:derekgaff@eircom.net]
> > > > Sent: 06 September 2002 10:16
> > > > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > > > Subject: OSPF over EIGRP !!!!
> > > >
> > > > Hi All
> > > >
> > > > Just wondering if anybody can help me here. I am looking for
> information
> > > > regarding using OSPF over EIGRP. Why would it be better to use OSPF
> over
> > > > EIGRP
> > > > or visa versa.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Derek
> > --
> > David Madland
> > CCIE# 2016
> > Sr. Network Engineer
> > Qwest Communications
> > 612-664-3367
> >
> > "You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer." --Winston
> > Churchill

-- 
David Madland
CCIE# 2016
Sr. Network Engineer
Qwest Communications
612-664-3367

"You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer." --Winston Churchill



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