When doing a show cable modem it is observed that a few modems are displaying the online(d) state. Users are complaining that they cannot surf the internet. One possible cause is that:
In this network, Host A is trying to reach Host D. There is no routing protocol running, but Router B and C have the following static routes configured:
Router B: ip route 10.1.3.0 255.255.255.0 ethernet 1
Router C: ip route 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 ethernet 1
To eliminate the need for adjacent routers on broadcast networks to form n(n-1)/2 adjacencies, IS-IS defines a pseudonode or Designated Intermediate System, DIS. All router on the broadcast medium form an adjacency with the DIS. The Backup DIS is called: