From: Sears, Michael (AT&T - Denver) (MASears@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Jul 28 1999 - 13:59:25 GMT-3
If this is so then why is there a parameter in the neighbor command
of [ priority ]. I though this was to adjust the priority of the device
specified
in the neighbor command?
Michael
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuah Eng Wee [SMTP:chuahew@cyberway.com.sg]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 10:28 AM
> To: Ron Trunk; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Neighbor command Jeff Doyle Pg557-558
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> I know that if u did not specify the priority using the ip ospf priority
> comamnd, then the default
> priority is one.
>
> I am not quite sure about when using the neighbor command. The
> documentation says it is 0.
> Jeff's book the same as well. When u look at Jeff's book, it does make
> sense that the
> default priority when using the neighbor command is zero.
>
> Rgds
> Eng Wee
>
>
> At 12:20 28/07/99 -0400, Ron Trunk wrote:
> >>>>
>
> The default priority is 1, not 0 Ron -----Original
> Message-----
> From: Chuah Eng Wee <chuahew@cyberway.com.sg>
> To:
> <mailto:ccielab@groupstudy.com>ccielab@groupstudy.com
> <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 11:44 AM
> Subject: Neighbor command Jeff Doyle Pg557-558
>
> Hi pple,
>
> I tried out the config in Jeff Doyle's book pg 557-558.
> But I have
> some problem with the neighbor command.
>
> Hub router
> > router ospf 10
> > network ......
> > neighbor spokeA-ip ### according to documentation, if not
> specified =0
> > neighbor spkeB-ip ### according to documentation, if
> not specified =0
>
> >
> > At spokeA,
> > router ospf 10
> > neigh Hub-ip priority 10 ## to make the hub router the
> DR
> >
> > At spokeB,
> > neigh Hub-ip priority 10 ## to make the hub router
> the DR
>
> >
> I read from the documentation and Jeff's book that if
> priority for the neighbor command is not specified, it'll
> be priority 0, which implies it will not participate in
> DR/BDR election. WIth the above config,
> the hub router should become DR since the spoke router
> cannot participate in DR/BDR election.
>
> At the spoke, the configuration will change the
> priority to 1 after a while even when I keyed in the priority to be
> 10. The same thing happens to the hub. WHy ?? If we can't change the
> priority, then why have the option. I am using 11.2(18)
>
> I know that we can set ip ospf priority at the interface. I
> just wonder why the neighbor command behave so strangely.
>
>
> THanks
> ENg Wee
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