Re: Inconsistent view of routers over a LAN

Cheng-Yin Lee <Cheng-Yin.Lee@ALCATEL.COM> Tue, 10 June 2003 15:54 UTC

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Subject: Re: Inconsistent view of routers over a LAN
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Hello,
Just got some private responses, perhaps I should clarify.
This is in context of an emulated LAN, and I am not looking for a fix in
routing protocols.

Thanks
Cheng-Yin

Cheng-Yin Lee wrote:
>
> 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