Re: "redistribute connected" question

I would tend to agree with Marko 100%. It is more of a formality and a precaution. Like he said, if you add an interface later (bring up a physical interface or add a tunnel for instance) it could be added into a routing process. You may or may not want that to happen. Typically in a lab environment like the CCIE, you could be given very specific instructions as far as what interfaces go into what IGP. If you get into the habit of using route-maps in practice you don't have to worry about unexpected surprises later on : )

HTH

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Joe Astorino, CCIE #24347

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marko Milivojevic" <markom_at_ipexpert.com>
To: "Jack Router" <pan.router_at_gmail.com>
Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 11:24:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: "redistribute connected" question

I suppose the reason is "making sure". It's generally a good practice
to know exactly what happens in your network. If you add new network
later, unless you have a route-map, you will probably redistribute
that one, too. This may or may not be desired...

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On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 15:10, Jack Router <pan.router_at_gmail.com> wrote: 
> Hello All, 
> 
> I am seeing in workbooks that when redistributing connected routes it is 
> done with a route-map: "redistribute connected route-map XXX". Even if there 
> is only one connected route and it must be redistributed. Simple 
> "redistribute connected" will do. It will not affect other networks 
> advertised specifically in the routing protocol. If a route is 
> advertised/redistributed as both internal AND external, internal will take 
> precedence. 
> 
> Is there any special reason for using route-map all the time ? I see no 
> technical reasons. 
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