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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ One device is listed per-line, where the syntax is:
.PP
.in +1i
.nf
-<device_name>:<device_type>:<state>[:][comments]
+<device_name>:<device_type>:<state>[:comments]
.fi
.in -1i
.PP
@@ -55,27 +55,35 @@ An Alteon WebOS switches.
A Bay Networks router.
.TP
.B cat5
-A cisco catalyst switch (ie: running the catalyst OS, not IOS).
+A cisco catalyst series 5000 and 4000 switches (ie: running the catalyst OS,
+not IOS).
.TP
.B cisco
A cisco router or switch such as the 3500XL or 6000 running IOS (or IOS-like)
OS.
.TP
+.B extreme
+An Extreme switch.
+.TP
.B ezt3
An ADC-Kentrox EZ-T3 mux.
.TP
-.B extreme
-A Extreme switch.
-.TP
.B foundry
-A Foundry router, switch, or router-switch.
+A Foundry router, switch, or router-switch. This includes HP
+Procurve switches that are OEMs of Foundry products, such as the
+HP9304M.
.TP
.B hp
-A HP switch such as the 2524 or 4108 procurve switches.
+A HP Procurve switch such as the 2524 or 4108 procurve switches. Also see the
+.B foundry
+type.
.TP
.B juniper
A Juniper router.
.TP
+.B mrtd
+A host running the (merit) MRTd daemon.
+.TP
.ID 15n
.B redback
A Redback router, NAS, etc.
@@ -89,24 +97,21 @@ collected.
It is highly recommended that comments are made for
any router not listed as up, so as to indicate the
reason a router is not to be polled, e.g.:
-.TP
-.PP
+.sp
dial1.paris:cisco:up:
+.br
core1.paris:cisco:down:in testing until 5/5/2001.
+.br
core2.paris:cisco:ticketed:Ticket 6054234, 5/3/2001
+.br
border1.paris:juniper:up:
-.TP
-.PP
-Please see the script "downreport" in util/ for a
-daily report of routers in router.db that aren't
-marked "up".
+.sp
+The script "downreport" in util/ can be used to produce a
+report of routers in router.db that are not marked "up".
.PP
.TP
.B [comments]
-.TP
-.PP
-Freeform string to describe the current state of
-the router.
+Freeform string to describe the current state of the router.
.PP
A ``#'' at the begining of a line is a comment; the entire line is
ignored.