Chaps,
thanks for all the responces.........
i will go with the magic number of "50" for the exam ....that i am going to
sit for a second time soon
many thanks to all who responded
steve
>From: "Sean C."
>To: "\"Stephen Skinner\""
>Subject: Re: CID-How many routers in an area [7:11240]
>Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 23:42:45 -0700
>
>Since you are asking about the CID test I did some checking in CiscoPress's
>official CID coursebook. On page 589, in Appendix E:
>
>"The OSPF RFC (1583) did not specify any guidelines for the number of
>routers in an area, the number of neighbors per segment, or what is the
>best
>way to architect a network. People have different approaches to designing
>OSPF networks.
>
>Experience has shown that 40 t0 50 routers per areas is the upper bound of
>OSPF. That doesn't mean that networks with 60 or 70 routers in an area
>won't function, but why experiment with stability if you don't need to?"
>
>Hope this helps,
>Sean C.
>
>CCNP, CCDP, MCSE
>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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