Although, I don't entirely disagree with you I have not had any luck finding any documents on EIGRP that stated it was not a "Hybrid Protocol" or did not list enough Link-State qualities to include it as a partial Link-State Protocol. That is outside of one document by you. Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard C. Berkowitz" To: "Rick" ; Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Is IGRP actually supported by other vendors? [7:43994] > At 6:42 PM -0400 5/13/02, Rick wrote: > >Priscilla, > >I hate to differ with you on this Hybrid or not but the source says > >it is considered a Hybrid routing Protocol. check the link for yourself > >http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/en_igrp.htm > > > >I myself am not a fan Lammle, but on this one he is right and you are wrong > >and YES I said you are wrong! EIGRP is as much Link-State as it is Distance > >Vector. > >Rick > > Abraham Lincoln once asked a fellow, "If you call a horse's tail a > leg, how many legs does a horse have?" > > And the fellow answered "ummm...five." > > Lincoln shook his head. "No. Calling a tail a leg does not make it one." > > Just looking at the URL above, it's pointing to the introduction to > internetworking, which is rarely updated and is not infrequently > misleading or wrong. I suggest you look at current Cisco white > papers on routing protocols, Garcia-Luna-Alceves' academic paper, any > number of Networkers presentations, routing discussions in the IETF, > etc. > > No one seriously uses the term hybrid, and there never was a > technical definition of it. As opposed to Camelot being "one shining > moment," the use of "hybrid protocol" originated from a bubbling > cauldron of spin doctoring from marketing, parroting by training, and > perhaps a dark blessing by Sir Mordred. > -- > "What Problem are you trying to solve?" > ***send Cisco questions to the list, so all can benefit -- not > directly to me*** > **************************************************************************** **** > Howard C. Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chief Technology Officer, GettLab/Gett Communications http://www.gettlabs.com > Technical Director, CertificationZone.com http://www.certificationzone.com > "retired" Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CID) #93005 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44161&t=43994 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
