[Ilugc] [OT] doubt on Networking on linux

  • From: binand@xxxxxxxxx (Binand Sethumadhavan)
  • Date: Mon Apr 25 21:54:49 2005

On 25/04/05, Shakthi Kannan <cyborg4k@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

| --- Binand Sethumadhavan <binand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| I think you meant to describe BGP, OSPF and the
| like. STP is a
| protocol used by switches to detect loops.

Yes. Routers also implement switch functionality,
within. Actually, RIP is used for learning routes
across networks.

Most ISPs use BGP for external route learning.

Binand

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