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neilines2 Started conversation Mar 17, 2006
ospf (Open shortest path first) A wonderful routing profile, that is commonly found at the network layer of the OSI theoretical table. Used to tell routers how to find the route to other routers in what we now know as the internet. Ospf is known in networking as a dynamic protocol. What this means is the router works out it’s self (once programmed) were to go. Which is the reverse of a static route, were a human has to tell the router were to go! Ospf hold much interest to a few known as network administrators due to its complex nature. Not content with simply using varied length subnet masks, (an advanced form of mathematical brilliance that results in the saving of increasingly endangered ip version 4. Think endangered species, replace species with maths equations) it also incorporates the inverted form of a subnet mask, fondly known as a wildcard mask.
Highlights to remember when quizzed on OSPF is.
1. Administrative distance of 110
2. Link State
3. Hellos
4. Areas
5. WildCard Masks
6. Complicated algorithm
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Vicki Virago - Proud Mother Posted Mar 17, 2006
eh? what?
Too early in the morning for thinking!!!
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Mar 17, 2006
Traveller in Time 
no need for a router
"My browser does it all the time 
Seems the cache is the shortest route during busy hours. "
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Whisky Posted Mar 17, 2006
Hey TiT...
We've found someone who makes even less sense than you do!
Just joking honestly 
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IctoanAWEWawi Posted Mar 17, 2006
techie stuff, possible the researcher in question wishes to write an entry on this and has just misplaced it?
If so perhaps someone with a spare few minuites could pop over to their space and give them a few pointers on how to get started.
I would but I'm busy (honest!).
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Mar 17, 2006
Traveller in Time senseless
"Where ?
Besides 'B'Elana' has been < <./>ACE</.> >ing on their Message Center already. "
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- 1: neilines2 (Mar 17, 2006)
- 2: Whisky (Mar 17, 2006)
- 3: Vicki Virago - Proud Mother (Mar 17, 2006)
- 4: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Mar 17, 2006)
- 5: Whisky (Mar 17, 2006)
- 6: IctoanAWEWawi (Mar 17, 2006)
- 7: Vicki Virago - Proud Mother (Mar 17, 2006)
- 8: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Mar 17, 2006)
- 9: IctoanAWEWawi (Mar 17, 2006)
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