From: Jonny English (redkidneybeans@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2008 - 08:04:03 ARST
its best to set the router-IDs to the routers loopback, since you know they
won't be advertised by the backbones or anywhere else on the network.
Hey, I remember something from the IE CoDs :).
On Jan 12, 2008 5:29 AM, Tarun Pahuja <pahujat@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cielieska,
> It is highly recommended to manual set the
> router-id(unless told not to) and not change it. Router-id has a lot of
> significance in OSPF right from DR/BDR election to setting up virtual
> links.
> Any change in the router-id could seriously effect your ospf routes.
>
> HTH,
> Tarun
>
> On 1/9/08, Cielieska Nathan <ncielieska@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > All,
> > In OSPF, DR/BDR Election removed.. is there ever a reason not to
> > manipulate the router-id? I am moving through Labs but i find it
> > cleaner to change the router-id on every router i touch to make
> > things mentally "cleaner". I can also see it buying you some time on
> > the Big Lab especially with Virtual Links.
> >
> > Again, if you account for the DR/BDR Election, is there a reason to
> > not chronically change the router-id's?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nate
> >
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