From owner-freebsd-current Wed Apr 28 11:28:45 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from apollo.backplane.com (apollo.backplane.com [209.157.86.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A880014E99 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:28:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: (from dillon@localhost) by apollo.backplane.com (8.9.3/8.9.1) id LAA07993; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:28:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dillon) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:28:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Dillon Message-Id: <199904281828.LAA07993@apollo.backplane.com> To: Jim Shankland Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Our routed - Vern says it's old and buggy. References: <199904281658.JAA01524@biggusdiskus.flyingfox.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG :Matthew Dillon writes: : :> Given the choice between OSPF and RIP1/2, OSPF is far superior :> even on 'simple' networks. It is effectively an open protocol, :> like BGP. : :Matt, can you clarify what you mean by "open" here? I know it's :what the "O" in OSPF stands for, but in what way are OSPF and :BGP more open than RIP? : :Jim Shankland :NLynx Systems, Inc. You can download the protocol spec without putting forth cash. I haven't looked at it for a long time so I don't have a URL handy. OSPF has been around for a long time. -Matt Matthew Dillon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message