hsrp states...

hsrp goes through various states to obtain the active role... according to david hucaby in the ccnp switch ocg we have:

When HSRP is configured on an interface, the router progresses through a series of states before becoming active. This forces a router to listen for others in a group and see where it fits into the pecking order. Devices participating in HSRP must progress their interfaces through the following state sequence:
 

1. Disabled
2. Init
3. Listen
4. Speak
5. Standby
6. Active

whoa... according to rfc 2281 we have...

 All routers begin in the Initial state.  This section discusses the
   intent of each state.  For specific details on the actions taken in
   each state, please see the state transition table in section 5.7.

   1. Initial

      This is the starting state and indicates that HSRP is not running.
      This state is entered via a configuration change or when an
      interface first comes up.

   2. Learn

      The router has not determined the virtual IP address, and not yet
      seen an authenticated Hello message from the active router.  In
      this state the router is still waiting to hear from the active
      router.

   3. Listen

      The router knows the virtual IP address, but is neither the active
      router nor the standby router.  It listens for Hello messages from
      those routers.


Li, et. al.                  Informational                      [Page 8]
 
RFC 2281                       Cisco HSRP                     March 1998


   4. Speak

      The router sends periodic Hello messages and is actively
      participating in the election of the active and/or standby router.
      A router cannot enter Speak state unless it has the virtual IP
      address.

   5. Standby

      The router is a candidate to become the next active router and
      sends periodic Hello messages.  Excluding transient conditions,
      there MUST be at most one router in the group in Standby state.

   6. Active

      The router is currently forwarding packets that are sent to the
      group's virtual MAC address.  The router sends periodic Hello
      messages.  Excluding transient conditions, there MUST be at most
      one router in Active state in the group.

 i hate when that shit happens...

then from cisco.com we have...

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_1t/12_1t3/feature/guide/dt_hsrpi.html

State

State of local router; can be one of the following: •Active—Current Hot Standby router •Standby—Router next in line to be the Hot Standby router •Speak—Router is sending packets to claim the active or standby role. •Init—Router is not yet ready to participate in HSRP, possibly because the associated interface is not up. HSRP groups configured in other routers on the network that are learned via snooping are displayed as being in the Init state. In these cases, an IP address is displayed in the "Active addr" field. Locally configured groups with an interface that is down or groups without a specified interface IP address appear in the Init state. For these cases, the Active addr and Standby addr will show "unknown." •Listen—Router is in neither active nor standby state, but if no messages are received from the active or standby router, it will start to speak. •Learn—Router is in neither active nor standby state, nor does it have enough information to attempt to claim the active or standby roles.

here there is learn, but no mention of disabled... in all 3 cases there are six states...

and finally...

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_3t/12_3t4/feature/guide/gthsrpv2.html

State is

State of local router; can be one of the following: •Active—Indicates the current Hot Standby router. •Standby—Indicates the router next in line to be the Hot Standby router. •Speak—Router is sending packets to claim the active or standby role. •Listen—Router is neither in the active nor standby state, but if no messages are received from the active or standby router, it will start to speak. •Learn—Router is neither in the active nor standby state, nor does it have enough information to attempt to claim the active or standby roles. •Init or Disabled—Router is not yet ready or able to participate in HSRP, possibly because the associated interface is not up. HSRP groups configured on other routers on the network that are learned via snooping are displayed as being in the Init state. Locally configured groups with an interface that is down or groups without a specified interface IP address appear in the Init state. For these cases, the Active addr and Standby addr fields will show "unknown." The state is listed as disabled in the fields when the standby ip command has not been specified.

initial and disabled got married in the fourth one...

would someone please try to get these people together...