From: Pablo Thoma (pthoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Dec 20 2000 - 19:32:25 GMT-3
Timur,
If the forward address is 0.0.0.0 this means "send it to the originator of this
LSA".
Rgds,
Pablo
Timur_Mirza@Notes.airtouch.com wrote:
> i can't find any docs on the following: when i view type 5 (externals) in the
> lsa database, what is the "forward address" & in this case, why would it be
> 0.0.0.0? shouldn't it be the next hop ip addess in the path towards the asbr
> (which is hqddc7k3, 10.1.254.61) that is redistributing (in this case) an e2
> route from bgp? this is just a guess but maybe the 0.0.0.0 indicates that aft
er
> this route is installed in the routing table, it is installed w/ the next hop
ip
> address of this router's ospf neighbor (10.1.250.26) that sent the lsa to it?
>
> hqidc7k>sh ip o d e 4.17.20.12
>
> Routing Bit Set on this LSA
> LS age: 236
> Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
> LS Type: AS External Link
> Link State ID: 4.17.20.12 (External Network Number )
> Advertising Router: hqddc7k3.nd.airtouch.com
> LS Seq Number: 80000221
> Checksum: 0xD0DF
> Length: 36
> Network Mask: /32
> Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
> TOS: 0
> Metric: 1
> Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
> External Route Tag: 100
>
> hqidc7k>sh ip ro 4.17.20.12
> Routing entry for 4.17.20.12/32
> Known via "ospf 100", distance 110, metric 1
> Tag 100, type extern 2, forward metric 17
> Redistributing via ospf 100, rip
> Last update from 10.1.250.26 on Ethernet4/5, 04:53:14 ago
> Routing Descriptor Blocks:
> * 10.1.250.26, from 10.1.254.61, 04:53:14 ago, via Ethernet4/5
> Route metric is 1, traffic share count is 1
>
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