The entire chapter on OSPF in that book is dangerous. I would recommend that you find another source to study OSPF or you may walk away with a very unfortunate understanding of that particular routing protocol. Beware especially of any discussion involving an ASBR.
Matthew Webster wrote: > > I studying the CiscoPress CCNP Routing Book at the moment. > There appears to be a contradiction on page 294 and 295. on > page 294: the path to another AS can be calculated in one of > two ways. The second way (E2) states that the cost of the path > to the ASBR is all that is considered in the equation. However > in table 6-2 on p.295 it states that LSA type 5, in relatino to > E2 "dopes not compute the internal cost - it just reports the > external cost to eh remote destination". This seems to be the > opposite of the previosu statement. > > Can any advise which way round it is (although I think it is > the cost to the ASBR, and not the cost from the ASBR to the > remote destination). > > Cheers, > Matthew. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54322&t=54293 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
