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RE: (ASCEND) Q: Status of OSPF in 5.0Ap36
On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Invalid Address Catcher wrote:
> At 02:13 PM 1/23/98 -0800, Kevin A. Smith wrote:
> >At 06:56 PM 12/9/97 -0500, Dave Van Allen wrote:
> >>Oliver, unfortunately you must reboot to get OSPF running and to make
> >>most changes. This is truly inconvenient and bad design, and no don't
> >>look for a fix anytime soon.
> >
> >I'm looking at building the case for fixing this (assuming it is possible)
> >and need to understand why it is "truly inconvenient"? How often do
Building a case for it? Bwhahaha! It's common sense, Although it has
gotten better, I still cringe every time I have to reboot Maxen's, From
modem packs, Net-T1's disappearing etc.. The boxes are just happier
without rebooting them.
Jason Nealis
Erols Internet
> >admins typically have to change OSPF settings? Can't these be done at
> >scheduled maintenance/downtime ?
>
>
> What we want is to NEVER reboot any of our equipment for any reason. Now
> I'm sure I can agree it's not practical to load a new sw rev without
> rebooting, but we certainly do NOT want to reboot simply because we changed
> some configuration setting. Didn't you ever notice the irony of M.S.
> asking "Do you want to restart your computer now?".... of course NOT; what
> we WANT is to NEVER restart our computer!
>
> For an ISP, rebooting a 4000 or a server can be like rebooting your
> business!
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