Hi JM, I had a look through the RFC but being cisco proprietary theres no mention of the holddown timer.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:59 PM, JM NGOK <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are too confused, just follow the RFC. It's the reference for all > technology. > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android > > ------------------------------ > * From: * James Roc <[email protected]>; > * To: * Steve Di Bias <[email protected]>; > * Cc: * <[email protected]>; > * Subject: * Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] RIP timers > * Sent: * Wed, Nov 16, 2011 12:28:25 PM > > Cheers Steve, it's hard to know what's right with so many different > interpretations out there. > > 'Proof by IOS'..I like that! > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Steve Di Bias <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey James! > > > > I've also read different things in different places however I think your > > findings are correct (proof by IOS) that until the hold down timer > expires, > > the router will discard any subsequent route messages that indicate the > > route is in fact reachable. > > > > Cheers! > > > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:40 PM, James Roc <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I know this has been covered probably a million times already, but I'm > >> reading lots of different versions on RIPv2 behaviour when a route is in > >> holddown. > >> > >> From my testing, I've found that when a route is in holddown, ALL > updates > >> to the route will be ignored until the holddown timer has expired or > the > >> flush timer removes the route. > >> > >> I've read alot of different versions of this behanviour such as: > >> - a better metric will be accepted > >> - an equal or better metric will be accepted > >> - an equal or better metric will be accepted but only from a different > >> source > >> - etc etc > >> > >> Using outbound offset lists, I've tried to recreate the above but I've > >> found ALL updates are ignored. > >> > >> In what situations will a route in holddown accept updates? > >> > >> Cheers > >> James > >> _______________________________________________ > >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > please > >> visit www.ipexpert.com > >> > >> Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > >> www.PlatinumPlacement.com > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > -Steve Di Bias > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com
