Likewise there is never a case where you *have* to define the router-I'd manually. Whether a routing process is in the global table or a vrf table, the highest loopback that is up/up when the process starts will be the RID. If no loopback exists then the highest address on any other link will be used.
Setting the RID is good design practice, and can make troubleshooting easier. If different routers have the same RID, like in an anycast design, different protocols can have different problems.
So now the question should be, what are these problems? If you know this then it will tell you when it's a good idea to set the RID manually.
Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
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Internetwork Expert, Inc.
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On Feb 1, 2011, at 10:40 AM, "Hussam EL Kebbi" <hussamkibbi_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
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