August 17, 2012

OSPF Key Concepts Part II/II

For configuring basic OSPF: Router(config)#router ospf<Process ID> Router(config)#router ospf 2 Router(config-router)#network <Subnet ID/Network ID> <Wildcard Mask> Area<#> Router(config-router)#network 192.168.10.4 0.0.0.3 Area 0 Router(config-router)#network 130.50.10.64 0.0.0.31 Area 0 Router(config)#interface loopback0 Router(config-if)#ip ospf network point-to-point (P2P, instead of w.x.y.z/32 you will see w.x.y.z/proper mask) Useful show commands for OSPF: Router#show ip ospf neighbor Router#show ip ospf interface Router#show ip route ospf For configuring OSPF to broadcast itself as the default-gateway: Router(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 serial 0/0 Router(config)#router ospf <Process ID> […]
July 31, 2012

OSPF Key Concepts Part I/II

OSPF key-concepts for single-area and multi-area are explained here.  References I have used for this article include notes from Cisco classes, and Cisco Press’s:  CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Exam Certification Guide, CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide ( 4th Edition), CCIE Routing and Switching Official Exam Certification Guide 3rd Edition), and CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Quick Reference Guide. OSPF is an acronym for Open Shortest Path First. It uses protocol number 89. It uses Dijkstra’s SPF algorithm to […]