1) Set netmask 255.255.255.255 on the dialup network(s). The
portmasters will then send a RIP with a host route immediately
when the user connects.
Use ciscos for the WAN routers, and configure them to redistribute RIP
via EIGRP. Every router will know where the user is within a few (~5)
seconds of connection.
2) Wait for Livingston to do OSPF, and run OSPF on everything.
Redistributing the RIP routes among the ciscos in #1 works but not
fast enough; many users' routes don't get propagated in time to
prevent timeouts. I think this is due to the PMs not being
participants in OSPF so the dialups aren't seen as link-state changes
needing to be made known right off, but I'd really like to hear from
somebody who knows more about this than I do.
-- Dick St.Peters, Gatekeeper, Pearly Gateway, Ballston Spa, NY stpeters@NetHeaven.com Owner/operator, NetHeaven 518-885-1295/1-800-910-6671 PPP/SLIP for Albany, Glens Falls, Lake George, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Troy Visit the Internet Conference Calendar http://calendar.com/conferences