RIP, HELLO, OSPF, BGP, EGP, SPREAD all these are routing protocols. RIP, HELLO, and EGP are distance/vector based, OSPF and SPREAD are link-state based, but what exactly do these mean? do you have a comprehensive webpage?
am i right: RIP: routers communicate between each other to inform each other of distance to other networks. so when a router A, connected to B and C receives a metric to network X via B of 5 but then later via A of 3, it will route via 3. HELLO: is similar, right? EGP: also similar, but used between networks (out in the wild open internet. OSPF: link-state through which each router keeps a directed graph of connections, and which is then parsed with Dijkstra's algorithm to identify shortest routes. SPREAD: what is this? BGP: what is this? thanks a bunch! -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:" [EMAIL PROTECTED] this email was written on an os using the viral 'gpl' as it's license. please check with billy gates before continuing to read this message.
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