Heavy Networking 565: In Defense Of EIGRP

Does EIGRP need defending? Some of you might argue that there is no defense for this protocol. No matter which side of the divide you fall on, we’re having the EIGRP discussion. We’re going to go through major use cases, design considerations, scaling tips, and more. Our guest is Zig Zsiga. You might know him as the voice of Zig’s network design podcast where he discusses how to think about network design. Zig and I know each other from the internet, and you might remember him from episode 555, where we discussed the top network design trends of 2020. We explore: * Why EIGRP has a bad reputation * Whether networks are still using EIGRP * Major use cases and business requirements * Design recommendations * More Sponsor: CBT Nuggets CBT Nuggets is IT training for IT professionals and anyone looking to build IT skills. If you want to make fully operational your networking, security, cloud, automation, or DevOps battle station visit cbtnuggets.com/heavynetworking. Show Links: Heavy Networking 555: Top Network Design Trends Of 2020 – Packet Pushers Zigbits Network Design Podcast Zigbits Network Design Videos – YouTube Zigbits Courses Zigbits Articles/Blogs @zig_zsiga – Zig on Twitter Zig on LinkedIn