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EIGRP vs OSPF – Take 2

First a bit of disclosure. I have worked for Cisco over 15 years, much of that time as the lead developer for EIGRP. I think I understand its strengths and weakness’ very well, and have spent a great ... read more

Routing Protocols

Routing protocols store ... Information on RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP Routing Protocol The Routing Information Protocol is an open standard based Distance-Vector routing protocol. It comes on two versions ... read more

How to configure equal-cost multi-path in OSPF

Let's take ... OSPF: <code>ABR5#show ip route Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area N1 - OSPF ... read more

Router IDs and the 7Ps

A "router ID" is a "router identification" and is commonly used by many protocols - BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and MPLS to name a few. What happens if 2 routers in one of these environments has a duplicate ... read more

Knowing Your Layer 2 and Layer 3 Protocols

Building enterprise networks with routers and switches requires interoperability of key protocols at Layer 2 and Layer 3 ... of IP traffic: OSPF and Cisco Systems’ proprietary Enhanced Interior ... read more

How to configure basic OSPF

SEE: 20 quick tips to make Linux networking easier To configure basic OSPF to form ... B - BGP D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF ... read more

Core Systems Introduces the RCAT - 4948E Ruggedized Cisco Ethernet Switch

Designed for demanding Military Aircrafts, Shelter Environments, and Shipboard Installations, the RCAT-4948E MIL-SPEC Cisco Switch comes equipped with a MIL-38999 connector for 48 GB Ethernet ... read more

Basic Routing Concepts

Routers must be configured with some type of routing mechanism to enable communication between hosts beyond their local segments (see figure 3.2). Figure 3.2 Routers ... such as IGRP, EIGRP, and OSPF, ... read more

Cisco IOS Software Licenses: What’s What for Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switching – Part 2

I specifically concentrated on LAN Lite and LAN Base licenses for layer 2 networks. Today I’ll take a closer look at layer 3 ... At the top of the list are full capabilities of EIGRP and OSPF routing ... read more

Cisco impresses with first crack at next-gen firewall

Areas of the base firewall that we take for granted, such as NAT, VLAN support, dynamic routing, joint Layer 2/Layer 3 support ... a really incredible job with the routing protocols (OSPF, OSPFv3, ... read more