OSPF Debug and Show Commands
5-118 Configuring the Internet Protocol

For NSSA-external Parameter

For Database-summary Parameter

Length LengthoftheLSrecordinbytes.
Networkmask Maskofthenetwork.
Metrictype OSPFtype1or2metric.
TOS 0duetononsupportofTOS.
Metric Costtoreachexternalnetworkfromadvertisingrouter(ASBR).
Forwardaddress Addresstowhichpacketsfortheadvertisedexternalnetworkmustbe
sent.Whenitissetto0.0.0.0,itindicatespacketsmustbesenttothe
advertisingrouter(ASBR).
Externalroutetag Tagthatcanbeappliedtoaroutebytheprotocolfromwhichitoriginates.
Thistagcanbeusedforroutemanagement,butisoftenleftblank.
Routingbit SetforLSAsoriginatedbyotherrouters.
LSAage AgeoftheLSrecordinseconds.
Options MeaningofBitsettingsintheoptionsfield.
LSType ASexternallinkforannssaexternalLSrecord.
LinkStateID IPaddressoftheexternalnetwork.
AdvertisingRouter OriginatingrouterID(ASBRbetweentheOSPFandnonOSPF
domain).
LSSeq.Number SequencenumberassignedbyOSPFtothisLSrecordatthetimeofits
origination.
Checksum FieldinaLSrecordusedtoverifytheintegrityofthecontentsuponthe
receiptbyanotherrouter.
Length LengthoftheLSrecordinbytes.
Networkmask Maskofthenetwork.
Metrictype OSPFtype1or2metric.
TOS 0duetononsupportofTOS.
Metric Costtoreachexternalnetworkfromadvertisingrouter(ASBR).
Forwardaddress Addresstowhichpacketsfortheadvertisedexternalnetworkmustbe
sent.Whensetto0.0.0.0,itindicatesthatpacketsmustbesenttothe
advertisingrouter(ASBR).
Externalroutetag Tagthatcanbeappliedtoaroutebytheoriginatingprotocol.Itcanbe
usedforroutemanagement,butoftenleftblank.
Area���ID Areaidentification.
AreaID SumofrouterLSrecordsineacharea.
Network SumofnetworkLSrecordsineacharea.
Snet SumofsummaryLSrecordsineacharea.
SASBR SumofasbsummaryLSrecordsineacharea.
Type7SumofnssaexternalLSrecordsineacharea.