At 11:33 PM 02/11/2000 -0500, Valdis(_dot_)Kletnieks(_at_)vt(_dot_)edu wrote:
What are the chances of setting up "The Next Release" of IOS
so that for simple configs (for example, a customer backbone and
one upstream link to a provider) the knob would automagically default
to Doing The Right Thing? I of course am writing as a non-expert on
the innnards of IOS, and I'm expecting flame-fests regarding "simple
config" and "Right Thing".
No, it's not a total fix. It won't fix everything. It may not
even be possible. But it certainly would be nice. ;)
Something like "ip default clueless"? Just kidding. ;-)
Well, overwhelming support for any suggested default mod is
always considered. Really.
Overwhelming is the operative word here.
We (as do many other vendors, I would suggest) operate
under the "Principle of Least Astonishment": How many people
would we screw if we changed the defaults of a particular
command?
If overwhelming community support were to set the tone for a default
change, we would certainly not take it lightly. :-)
- paul