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Nicole Facey
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 routing loops prevents routing table changes from taking places too quickly and prevents downed links from being added back into the routing table?
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routing loops prevents routing table changes from taking places too quickly and prevents downed links from being added back into the routing table?

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ASKED: March 6, 2008  1:54 PM
UPDATED: June 8, 2012  2:40 AM
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Router 1 sees router 2 Router 3 sees that router 2 can be reached through router 1 Router 4 sees that router 2 can be reached through router 1 Router 2 goes down. Router 4 cannot get through to router 2 Router 4 asks for a new path to router 2 Router 3 replies that the route is through router 1 Router 4 sends a packet to router 2 through router 1 Router 1, in the meantime, asks for a route to router 2 Router 1 gets the expected replies from routers 3 and 4 - go through router 1 - now, why should router 1 believe routers 3 and 4 when router 2 is down?
Last Wiki Answer Submitted:  June 8, 2012  2:40 am  by  ShawnHendricks   1,590 pts.
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Please elaborate on your question. What would you like to accomplish or what kind of problems are you experiencing?

What routing protocols are you using RIP, OSPF, etc?

Jerry Lees
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