OSPF Basics Flashcards
What is the protocol number for OSPF?
89
Which version of OSPF supports ipv6?
OSPFv3
Which RFC(s) describes OSPFv2?
1247 and 2348
Multicast addresses used by OSPF
- 0.0.5 for all OSPF routers
224. 0.0.6 for DR or BDR routers
What does LSA stand for?
Link State Advertisement
Three basic OSPF operation steps
- Discover all directly connected OSPF-speaking neighbor routers
- Exchange link state information that describes the topology of the OSPF area
- Perform best path calculation
What does ASBR stand for?
Autonomous System Border Router
Two requirements for backbone areas
- Must connect to all other non-backbone areas
2. Must be contiguous - not allowed to be split
What is the purpose and type of a HELLO packet?
To discover neighbors and build adjacencies (type 1)
What is the purpose and type of a DBD packet?
To check for database synchronization between routers (type 2)
What type of packet is used to request LSAs from another router?
LSR packet (type 3)
What type of packet is used to send LSAs?
LSU packet (type 4)
Command to verify DR/BDR status
show ip ospf neighbor
Command to verify OSPF configuration
show ip protocols
View OSPF neighborship
show ip ospf neighbor
View OSPF enabled interfaces
show ip ospf interface
What is an intra-area route?
An intra-area route is a route which originates and is learned in the same local area to which the router belongs
What is an interarea route?
Routes which originate in other areas and are inserted into the local area to which the router belongs
Command to investigate hello and dead timers
show ip ospf interface interface-name
State in which no active OSPF neighbors have been detected?
Down