From: Hunt Lee (huntl@webcentral.com.au)
Date: Wed Mar 26 2003 - 20:02:27 GMT-3
Hi ccie2be,
This is only a suggestion...
You can append anything you make up
e.g. Area ID = 00.0001
So the NET can be = 00.0001.1111.1111.00
Regards,
Hunt
-----Original Message-----
From: ccie2be [mailto:ccie2be@nyc.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, 27 March 2003 7:44 AM
To: Group Study
Subject: IS-IS NET clarification
Hi,
I hope this isn't a silly question.
In Doyle's book, he says that usually the NET is made up from the area ID
with
the MAC address appended to it.
I'm wondering is this a rule or a suggestion? And, if it's a rule, does it
matter which MAC address is used?
Since the NET in ISIS is comparable to the Router ID in OSPF and applies to
the router as a whole, it seems to me it shouldn't matter what MAC address
is
used. And, taking that 1 step further, if it doesn't matter what MAC
address
is used, perhaps it doesn't matter if a MAC address is used at all.
Please set me straight on this. Thanks, Jim
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