To configure the OSPF network type, use the following command in interface configuration mode.
Command | Purpose |
ip ospf network {broadcast | Configure the OSPF network type for a |
specified interface. | |
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5.7.6 Configure OSPF for Non-broadcast Networks
To configure routers that interconnect to
Command | Purpose |
neighbor | Configure routers interconnecting to |
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As there might be many routers attached to an OSPF network, a designated router is selected for the network. It is necessary to use priority and
5.7.7 Configure Area Parameters
The user can configure several area parameters including authentication, defining stub areas, and assigning specific costs to the default route.
Authentication allows
In router configuration mode, specify any of the following area parameters as needed for the network.
Command | Purpose |
area | Enable authentication for an OSPF area. |
authentication |
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area | Enable MD5 authentication for an OSPF |
authentication | area. |
area | Define an area as a stub area. |
stub |
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area | Assign a specific cost to the default |
| summary route used for the stub area. |
area | Define an area to be advertised into the |
other areas. | |
area | Define an area to be allowed in the specified |
| area. |
area | Set shortcutting behavior through an area. |
shortcut {default disable enable} |
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5.7.8 Configure OSPF Not So Stubby Area (NSSA)
The NSSA is similar to OSPF stub area. NSSA does not flood Type 5 external link state advertisements (LSAs) from the core into the area, but it has the ability of importing AS external routes in a limited fashion within the area.
The OSPF Specification (RFC 1583) prohibits the summarizing or filtering of Type 5 LSAs. It is an OSPF requirement that Type 5 LSAs always be flooding throughout a routing domain. NSSA allows importing
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