EIGRP Redistribution – Default Metrics of Connected and Static Routes

I wanted to do some analysis of the EIGRP topology table last night, so I fired up a small lab. I was especially interested in how external routes appear there and compare to internal entries. Like all good scientific endeavors, the whole thing got derailed when I made a realization.

Here’s the lab I set up. You can ignore the IPv6 info for this exercise.

It’s a simple little thing.  All the networks you see are included in EIGRP 100 for simplicity.  I limited the network statements to 192.0.2.0/24 to keep my options open. I went ahead and added Loopback100 on R3 with an address of 3.3.3.3/32 and added a redistribute connected with a route-map to get the route out in the wild.  Here’s what I had.

R3#show run | section eigrp
router eigrp 100
 redistribute connected route-map RM-REDIST-CONN
 network 192.0.2.0
 no auto-summary
!
route-map RM-REDIST-CONN permit 100
 match interface Loopback100

Alright. All looks good there, so I checked the topology table on R1 and saw it in there as an external and everything.

R1#sh ip eigrp topology 3.3.3.3/32
IP-EIGRP (AS 100): Topology entry for 3.3.3.3/32
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Recap – Cisco Live US 2014

I don’t think I’m going to give a direct review of Cisco Live US this year.  The conference was great with lots of stuff going on, but I really can’t contribute any more than the vast library of other posts on the subject.  What I will do, though, is give my take on where I think the conference is headed.  These are all my thoughts and have little to do with reality in some cases.

Social Events Passes.  My wife had one of these this year, and it worked very well for meatspace networking and seeing the sites.  So did Bob.  And many others.  This was the trendy thing to do this year, and it was successful for sure.  I didn’t hear a single “I wish I could have seen that session” at all thanks to everything being available online afterward.  Next year, I predict that a good number of attendees in my circles will opt for the cheaper pass; I would say 40% or so of the group will do so.  After all, we go to see people and exchange ideas.  Traditional learning can come when you get home.

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My Schedule for Cisco Live 2014

Everything is in order for my trip to Cisco Live 2014 in San Francisco.  Conference passes are purchased.  Hotels are reserved.  Flights are booked.  It’s going to be a great event, and I can’t wait!

Note:  My wife will be with me again this year, and she is trying to get a tour group going to look around the city while others are in sessions.  If you want to be in on the tourist action, contact her via Twitter.

As per tradition (a new tradition, but a tradition nonetheless), here is my schedule for the week.  Also as tradition, I’m bound to only do about 20% of what’s documented here.  If you’ve ever been, you know what I mean.  Here we go.

<strong>Saturday, May 17</strong>
<strong>13:00</strong> - Arrive in SFO

<strong>Sunday, May 18</strong>
<strong>14:00</strong> - Exam
<strong>16:00</strong> or so - Tweetup

<strong>Monday, May 19</strong>
<strong>08:00</strong> - <a href="https://www.ciscolive2014.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=2182">BRKCRT-2001 - NX-OS, IOS, IOS-XR, 
</a>     <a href="https://www.ciscolive2014.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=2182">Unique and Similar at the Same Time</a> w/ <a href="https://www.ciscolive2014.com/connect/speakerDetail.ww?PERSON_ID=767D7F27ADC21F9EC5B18A984682E57E/?cid=000334090">Joseph Rinehart</a>
<strong>10:00</strong> - <a href="https://www.ciscolive2014.com/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=3114">BRKCRT-2000 - HardCore IPv6 Routing - No Fear</a> 
     w/ Scott Morris, Donnie Moss
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Taking the Old Approach to Cisco Live 2014

I was just reading through Bob’s blog post from today and wanted to give a rebuttal of sorts.  In his post, Bob tells us that’s he’s going to be at Cisco Live US in San Francisco this year but he won’t be coming on the Full Conference pass like he usually does.  He’s going with the Social Event pass this year, which is actually a great, great way to attend.  I know several people who are thinking about scaling back to the Social Event pass as well, and there’s nothing wrong with doing it like that.  There are some things that it doesn’t get you, though.

The Social Event pass means no breakout sessions.  These are the bread-and-butter of the conference and the real technical reason that I try to go each year (listen to me talk like I’m a 20-year NetVet…LOL).  Yes, most of the sessions are available on Cisco Live 365 afterwards, but that leaves two problems for me.  First of all, I will never actually make the time to go back and sit through these sessions after the event.  It’s just something that won’t happen with life and work and everything going on.  Secondly, I cannot sit Continue reading

Read This if You’re Going to Cisco Live in May!

Do not tell anyone I told you, but I heard a rumor today.  It looks like the attendees will be in for quite a treat for the 25th Anniversary of the Customer Appreciate Event.  It seems that we’re all going to be shipped off to AT&T Park for the show!  It’s the home of the San Francisco Giants and a beautiful stadium.  And guess who’s going to be there?  Yes, me.  And my wife.  And about 984572 of my friends.  But so will Lenny Kravitz and Imagine Dragons!

AT&T Park  I can’t imagine a better place to spend the evening with your friends than here.  McCovey Cove.  The Giants Wall of Fame.  The 1927 Glove.  The Willie Mays statue.  Ballpark food.  And, for the network angle, it boasts one of the largest public hotspots in the world.

AT&T Park in San Francisco

Lenny Kravitz  We all know he plays Cinna in the Hunger Games, but did you know he actually plays music on the side?  I had no idea!  Ok…maybe I did.  And maybe I’m a fan.  And maybe I’ve never read Hunger Games.  (All are true, by the way.)

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