Warning, CDP interaction at Mae-EAST

Wed May 14 15:30:54 UTC 1997

Well, it makes you wonder why Cisco changed it so that IP routing is now
turned off by default.  It used to be on by default, or at least when up
put an ip address on an interface.  What really kills me, is that if you
buy a small router, say a 2501 that is only licensed for IP, it comes with
CDP on, and IP off by default.  

Eric

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      Eric D. Madison - Senior Network Engineer -   
 ACSI - Advanced Data Services - ATM/IP Backbone Group  
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On Wed, 14 May 1997, Peter wrote:

> Owen DeLong wrote:
> > 
> > > > Why on EARTH?!? would _ANYONE_ run CDP at a MAE or any other exchange point?
> > > >
> > >
> > > because it's on by default?
> > >
> > Oh, then why run BGP?  It's off by default.
> > 
> 
> :) very good.  I wasn't being deliberately stupid, just pointing
> out that one might not know that it's on by default.  Why do I
> need a way to autodiscover my routers?  I know where they all are--
> I put them in after all.
> 
> What I'm saying is that CDP is a "negative checkoff" item-- like those
> little boxes when you download software that say, "check here if
> you DO NOT wish to receive email when we produce yet another upgrade."
> If you don't check the box, you will get mail.
> 
> If you don't turn CDP off, CDP is on.  This is nonobvious to those
> new to the business.
> 
> -peter
> 
> 