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Management Network OSPF/Static Route Help | Ars OpenForum

I have only a fairly basic understanding of networking, and am particularly light on understanding of routing, so looking for a little help from the Ars collective on this issue I have. At my ... read more

OSPF over Frame-Relay – Part 2: Broadcast – Computerworld

What about OSPF traffic? With non-broadcast we had to resort to unicast messages using the neighbor command. We said frame-relay was a non-broadcast medium by nature. So what do we do? Well, in my ... read more

Understanding MPLS VPNs, Part I - Network World

– Layer 3 VPNs: With L3 VPNs the service provider participates in the customer’s Layer 3 routing. The customer’s CE router at each of his sites speaks a routing protocol such as BGP or OSPF ... read more

Fun with OSPF Type 5 LSAs - Network World

To inject the route, the autonomous System Border Router (ASBR), which is by definition a router that connects to a non-OSPF routing domain, uses the redistribute command. read more

Layer 2 vs Layer 3 Protocols: Understanding Each Protocol Layer

Understanding the functions and capabilities at each networking layer will allow IT admins to optimize for maximum performance. read more