Nortel Networks NN47200-503 manual Ip ospf area command, Ip ospf authentication-key command

96IP Routing Configuration and Management

ip ospf area command

The ip ospf area command is used to assign an interface to an OSPF area.

The syntax of the ip ospf area command is:

ip ospf area <ip_address>

The <ip_address> parameter represents the unique ID of the area to which the interface connects. An area ID of 0.0.0.0 indicates the OSPF area backbone and is created automatically by the switch.

The ip ospf area command is executed in the Interface Configuration mode.

ip ospf authentication-key command

The ip ospf authentication-keycommand is used to configure an interface authentication password.

The syntax of the ip ospf authentication-keycommand is:

ip opsf authentication-key <password>

The <password> parameter is the password to be configured. This password can be up to 8 characters in length.

The ip opsf authentication-keycommand is executed in the

Interface Configuration mode.

ip ospf authentication-type command

The ip ospf authentication-typecommand is used to configure the interface authentication type.

The syntax of the ip ospf authentication-typecommand is:

ip ospf authentication-type {message-digest simple none}

The ip ospf authentication-type command is executed in the Interface Configuration mode.

ip ospf cost command

The ip ospf cost command is used to assign a cost to an interface.

The syntax of the ip ospf cost command is:

ip ospf cost <interface_cost>

The <interface_cost> parameter is the cost assigned to the interface. This is an integer value between 1 and 65535.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Configuration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.127 August 2007

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