From: beda jain (bpjain@cisco.com)
Date: Sun Sep 07 2003 - 15:49:16 GMT-3
I will not prefer r2 as next hop to reach to r4 if they will not ask for.
It is better to prefer ospf router via ospf rather then via any other
protocol. In this it is ok to prefer r1 as a next hop.
Thanks,
Beda
At 01:51 AM 9/7/2003 +0800, Chen Kwong Wai William wrote:
>Dear all,
>
> R4
> | |
> |- R2 --------- R1
> | |
> | |
> |- R3 ---------- |
> |
>
>I think it is quite a common scenario in Lab, Suppose
>R1, R2, R3 (a point-to-multipoint network)is connected \
>by frame relay and runs in OSPF backbone. R2, R3 is also
>connected by Fast Ethernet and runs EIGRP. Finally,
>R2, R4 is connected by Serial Point-to-point line and
>runs in OSPF non-backbone area.
>
>After mutual redistribution in R2 and R3 and proper
>filter to prevent route feedback. You may find that
>R3 is prefer R1 as a next-hop to reach R4, becuase
>OSPF is prefer than external EIGRP routes.
>
>My question is if you are not ask to do any configuration
>to make R3 to prefer R2 as next-hop to go the R4 in the
>lab, will you do it? Will this additional work make you
>lose marks in lab. Do you think to prefer OSPF backbone
>is a normal situation or not?
>
>Sorry for my poor ASCII drawing.
>
>- William
>
>
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