Really? So I shouldn't being doing a "show mem" and looking at the data contained in specific memory addresses labeled *packet data* to turn my router into a sniffer? :-)
-----Original Message----- From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 1:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Provider Backbone Engineering and CCIEs [7:44876] At 07:32 AM 5/24/02, dre wrote: > Cisco router to solve any problem, even those that shouldn't be solved >with >a router! And how about all the people who try to turn the router into a troubleshooting tool? You wouldn't believe how many times I've had to convince people that the debug commands aren't a replacement for a sniffer. Not only are there issues with eating CPU resources to display the debug info, but a lot of the commands don't show packets (which they shouldn't). Also, regardless of whether they show events or packets, they don't display the information in English (in many cases). In fact, many of the debug commands were written to help Cisco software and hardware developers do some debugging on flaky code/hardware. They weren't written to help a network administrator or engineer. I know this is a tangent from the real discussion, but I just wanted to make that additional point about a Cisco router not being the solution to every problem. Priscilla ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44978&t=44876 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
