SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual Area range, 251

IP ROUTING COMMANDS

area range

Use this command to summarize the routes advertised by an Area Border Router (ABR). Use the no form to disable this function.

Syntax

area area-idrange ip-address netmask [advertise not-advertise]no area area-idrange ip-address netmask [advertise not-advertise]

•area-id- Identifies an area for which the routes are summarized. (The area ID must be in the form of an IP address.)

•ip-address- Base address for the routes to summarize.

•netmask - Network mask for the summary route.

•advertise - Advertises the specified address range.

•not-advertise- The summary is not sent, and the routes remain hidden from the rest of the network.

Command Mode

Router Configuration

Default Setting

Disabled

Command Usage

•This command can be used to advertise routes between areas.

•If routes are set to be advertised, the router will issue a Type 3 summary LSA for each address range specified with this command.

•This router supports up 64 summary routes for area ranges.

Example

This example creates a summary address for all area routes in the range of 10.2.x.x.

Console(config-router)#area 10.2.0.0 range 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0 advertise

Console(config-router)#

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