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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:39:30 -0400 Mark Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 9/29/05, Warren Kumari <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have met "Senior Network Engineers" who don't understand longest > > match rule ("The traffic will take 10/8 instead of 10.0.0.0/24 > > because it has a better admin distance", "I can override these 300 > > OSPF routes with a single static supernet", etc), who believe that > > routers will not route between directly connected interfaces without > > putting them into a routing protocol, that transit networks don't > > need a full mesh of iBGP[1] because "you can just redistribute BGP > > into [OSPF/IS-IS/IGP of choice], that ICMP uses TCP as a transport, > > etc. > > In a similar note, I Do care about networks and the like but fail to > fully understand the extensive details of how it all works. I do not > proclaim myself to be an engineer and try to stick with what I do > well. I read rfc, wikipedia, etc but just don't know what /to/ read. > I had never heard of iBGP, OSPF, IS-IS untill today. What I need, and > I'm sure quite a few others who listen to this list for insight, is a > good reference to pick up and read that will cover said topics and > beyond. I finally got the basic concept to CIDRs and how they work > thanks to this list and Google. > > I know this message is slightly off topic from NANOG, but kinda fits > in response to parent and am hoping not to get flamed. FWIW, I would suggest ISP Survival Guide: Strategies for Running a Competitive ISP (Paperback) by Geoff Huston - ISBN: 0471314994, which does a good job with the basics, and is pretty easy to read. Regards Marshall Eubanks > > Any suggestions? > > > A Padawan, > Mark Owen
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