-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>> "Simon" == Simon Leinen <simon@limmat.switch.ch> writes: Simon> On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:43:55 +1200, Franck Martin <Franck@sopac.org> said: >> The backbone uses PIM because that's what cisco has implemented (in short). Simon> That's at least a gross oversimplification. There are fundamental Simon> scaling problems with DVMRP, such as its use of "flood and prune" and Simon> a RIP-like single-domain routing protocol. Yes, and a result of having pre-maturely adandoned it, and it near impossible for people to even bridge from one to another, we may never actually have to worry about this scaling problem. ] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine. | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQCVAwUBPX9c94qHRg3pndX9AQF/FQQAmlyEsu878NM+yzknmsSMZEBKmdexqdoP TxKrm1dZUKwR0cY2QXbrZcq54No1ctVXfv4LG2B+nGTOFMR3shUIlb5azrTNKGRY sOQk92+OSayQuHxZrkpnJViqkKYhiyC/CtASr0b/1ceIg7WAIAwFr4SfJ1kW5Xv/ Q7/CjsabJ/w= =81ON -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----