I have only a fairly basic understanding of networking, and am particularly light on understanding of routing, so looking for a little help from the Ars collective on this issue I have. At my place of ...

Well, at least one of you asked… and I did promise! Next we’ll move on to Type 5 (external) LSAs. (yeeha!) But if you didn’t yet vote for your top requests from Santa for this year, at least relative ...

Even if you work in an OSPF shop, most people don’t look OSPF database every day. Most people don’t think about the cost of OSPF routes by thinking about what LSAs the SPF algorithm examines to find ...

In modern computer networks, the ability to manage traffic efficiently is essential to ensuring reliability, scalability, and seamless communication. The exponential growth of digital demands has made ...

Vgate v2.0 is a distributed router server which features OSPF and enhanced Vlan connectivity. Built on a wire-speed, two or four-port Ethernet, IP/IPX bridge/router, it is capable of creating Vlans ...

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