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Routing protocols advice

Asked by: lowfell

I have a leased line point to point connection. I would usually use static routes to configure this.

Could I use eigrp or other dynamic routing ptotocols  over this link?

Would there be any advantage in using eigrp or any other dynamic protocol over statics in apoin to point situation?

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2006-05-26 at 09:03:41ID21865265
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