"Howard C. Berkowitz" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > One compromise -- design your addressing plan hierarchically, > so if you do subsequently need to summarize, you don't need to > renumber. Is there any case when using hierarchical addressing where you *wouldn't* want to summarize. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you have to implement summarization everywhere possible, but is there are specific downside to summarizing everywhere you can? Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=14953&t=14953 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]