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Parameter Description
Retransmit Interval
in Seconds* Time in seconds between link-state adve rtisement retransmissions for adjace ncies
belonging to this interface.
Hello Interval in
Seconds* Time in seconds between the hell o packets on this interface.
Dead Interval in
Seconds* Inactivity time (seconds) befo re a neighbor router is consi dered down.
Poll Interval in
Seconds Time in seconds between the hell o packets sent to an inactive, non-b roadcast, multi-
access neighbor.
Password* String of up to 8 characters used t o authenticate OSPF packages. Th e use of this
password is enabled in CONF IG
=>IP=>OSPF=>AREA=>AUTHENTICATION TYPE
Metric Defines the cost for normal servic e. For consistent routing, this parameter should be
determined in the same manner for all routers in the OSPF Area . Normally, metric cost
is defined as an inverse function of interface throughput (e.g. 1 for 100Mbps, 10 for
10Mbps, 65 for T1, 1785 for 56k bps, etc).
Advertise Secondary
IP Address Causes the router to adve rtise additional addresses assigned to this interface. These
are configured in CONFIG => INTERFACE =><LINK> =>NETWORK PROTOCOL =>IP.
* Inside a given area, these 4 parameters should be the same for all routers.