On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 23:55:09 +0200, martin f krafft writes: > >RIP, HELLO, OSPF, BGP, EGP, SPREAD > >all these are routing protocols. RIP, HELLO, and EGP are >distance/vector based, OSPF and SPREAD are link-state based, but what >exactly do these mean? do you have a comprehensive webpage? (long URL, wrapped) http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/ 121cgcr/ip_c/1cdover.htm >am i right: > >RIP: routers communicate between each other to inform each other of > distance to other networks. so when a router A, connected to B > and C receives a metric to network X via B of 5 but then later > via A of 3, it will route via 3. http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/rip.htm >HELLO: is similar, right? >EGP: also similar, but used between networks (out in the wild open > internet. >OSPF: link-state through which each router keeps a directed graph of > connections, and which is then parsed with Dijkstra's algorithm > to identify shortest routes. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/104/2.html >SPREAD: what is this? >BGP: what is this? http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/bgp-toc.html http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/bgp.htm `nough? cheers, &rw -- -- "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: -- LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- -Jeremy S. Anderson
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