Inconsistent view of routers over a LAN

Cheng-Yin Lee <Cheng-Yin.Lee@ALCATEL.COM> Tue, 10 June 2003 15:02 UTC

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Subject: Inconsistent view of routers over a LAN
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Hello,
What happens if for some reason Router A can't reach Router B, but
Router C can reach A & B (and vice-versa), when Router A,B,C are
connected over a broadcast network or LAN.

E.g. in the case for (OSPF and IS-IS) where:
i) C is the DR
ii) B is the DR


Thanks
Cheng-Yin