RE: ISDN: Back up interface - Which do you prefer?

From: Aaron Woody (awoody@columbus.rr.com)
Date: Fri Feb 07 2003 - 09:16:01 GMT-3


Yeah you're right. These were all pre 12.1 sites. Good advice.

Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: cannonr [mailto:cannonr@attbi.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:53 PM
To: Aaron Woody; MADMAN; sam
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: ISDN: Back up interface - Which do you prefer?

I have dialer watch working at 70+ sites without any issues. Cisco says
that dialer-watch is very buggy in pre 12.1.7 code, so I always upgrade
first.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Woody" <awoody@columbus.rr.com>
To: "MADMAN" <dave@interprise.com>; "sam" <sam@avtechusa.com>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:13 PM
Subject: RE: ISDN: Back up interface - Which do you prefer?

> There are issues with Dialer watch and in the past Cisco has told me not
to
> use. I have used OSPF Demand circuits, works well.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> MADMAN
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:48 PM
> To: sam
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: ISDN: Back up interface - Which do you prefer?
>
>
> Yes floating static route. Of coarse this is not suitable for all
> situations but for the majority it works perfectly well and is simple.
>
> Dave
>
> sam wrote:
> > Hey all, I appreciate your time taken to read this.
> >
> > It is my understanding that there are several methods that can be used
> > to configure an On-Demand ISDN line as a backup.
> > In particular,
> >
> >
> > - OSPF demand-circuit to suppress OSPF hello-packets
> > - EIGRP on-demand-routing (ODR) using CDP to halt EIGRP routing
> > updates keeping link alive
> > - Dialer Watch Group used to monitor specific routes instead of
> > an interface
> >
> > I can understand different methods deployed if you use different routing
> > protocols, but are there any advantages to any method, or a preferred
> > style that you might use? Any other methods you find desirable?
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Sam Sena
> > Avtech Technologies
> > 4500 New Brunswick Ave
> > Piscataway NJ
> > (732) 424-8008 (o)
> > (732) 424-7388 (f)
> > .
> --
> 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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