Re: Broadcast keyword in FR Hub & Spoke

From: Pavel Bykov (slidersv@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2008 - 10:52:53 ARST


Wow... are you serious? I understand the logic of it, but since there are
almost certainly multicast tasks, and since the only dynamic routing
protocol not needing this keyword is BGP, i always put it in.
There is just too big of a chance that I will need it...

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk@gmail.com> wrote:

> I personally recommend NOT to use the "Broadcast" keyword at all when
> configuring the frame-relay section, unless the task in the
> *frame-relay*section specifically asks for that keyword.
>
> Since I do not recommend flipping between sections, there is no way to know
> what will be asked from you in the future tasks, as you mentioned, what if
> OSPF is to be configured in a non-broadcast network type? Now.. you have to
> remember to go back and take that keyword off.
>
> I do not recommend adding extra commands if they are not needed, that can
> become a real bad habbit.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:32 PM, John Edom <jedom123@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > If we have hub and spoke topology in frame-relay, on spokes we use
> > broadcast
> > key only with the frame map statement that is for hub and does not add it
> > for other spoke but i have seen some docs where they put broadcast
> keyword
> > with all frame-relay map statement. and one document says we will use one
> > broadcast keyword either with statement for hub or spoke but once. Please
> > someone clarify what is actual concept behind it.
> >
> > 2nd Question: In OSPF NBMA network type, If i add broadcast key on all
> hub
> > and spokes then still we need neighbor statement, Why?
> >
> > Thanks and Regards
> > John
> >
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