Re: SHOCK NEWS: Cisco not RFC-1812 compliant

From: Jared Mauch (jared@puck.nether.net)
Date: Mon Jan 10 2000 - 21:00:13 EST


On Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 07:20:15PM -0600, Pete Templin wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Martin Cooper wrote:
>
> > Yes, but then it does look kind of poor when the company the
> > guy who edited the RFC works for doesn't bother to implement
> > it properly...
>
> I thought you said it didn't implement it at all - is it now supporting it
> but with bugs? Make up my mind, please.
>

        The problem is that people are jumping to the wrong conclusions
here.

        The Cisco 800 is a very low end cpe router. If you want to run
OSPF, use a 2600, 36xx, 72xx, 75xx, 12xxx router. Why use a very low end
cpe box to do something that is really a core function?

        Well, the thing is that the low end machines don't have the cpu
to handle all the link-state changes.

        They also don't typically have memory for a large link-state database.

        If you want a real routing protocol, use a real router.

        Period.

        Very simple. Don't let the alarmists that say "cisco is broken,
nyeah!" bug you.

        /sigh

        OSPF is not as easy as rip. It is more cpu intensive. Use
the correct router for the correct solution.

        - jared

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