[c-nsp] OSPF point-to-point vs dr/bdr
    sthaug at nethelp.no 
    sthaug at nethelp.no
       
    Wed Aug 20 12:29:22 EDT 2008
    
    
  
> Just to add, just in case it isn't obvious from Peters comments, that
> the neighbor establishment can also be quicker since DR election does
> not occur.  The wait timer, which is normally 40 seconds, does not need
> to be used.
These are all good points, and makes me wonder - if it's *known* that an
Ethernet link will be used as a point to point link between two routers,
why doesn't everybody configure it explicitly as a point to point link?
I know we always do...
Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no
    
    
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