I agree 100%, it is ENHANCED, read glorified, IGRP. Dave
John Neiberger wrote: > This really isn't the case. EIGRP is purely distance vector. In no way > does it behave like a link state protocol. It establishes neighbor > relationships and it uses hellos, as do OSPF and IS-IS, but those have > nothing whatsoever to do with whether protocol is DV or LS. Some people > get hung up on the complex metric, but who says DV protocols have to use > only hop count? > > The actual operation of EIGRP is DV. There are no LS components to > EIGRP. > > Regards, > John > > >>>>"Scott Terminiello" 3/7/03 8:28:00 >>> > AM >>> > EIGRP is a hybrid. It can be said that it is a distance vector > routing > protocol that acts like a link state routing protocol. > > Scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Johan Bornman" > To: > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:11 AM > Subject: EIGRP for CCIE Written [7:64707] > > > >>Is EIGRP a Hybrid or Distance Vector protocol? -- David Madland CCIE# 2016 Sr. Network Engineer Qwest Communications 612-664-3367 I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --- General George S. Patton Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=64773&t=64707 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
