Re: OSPF load balancing

From: Dan Pontrelli (dp595@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Jul 09 2002 - 13:17:40 GMT-3


   
The cost of each ospf interface in the path gets added up to calculate the
total cost of that path, so yes you could make sure that two paths have an
equal cost by adjusting the ospf cost of the interfaces (be careful as you
may introduce suboptimal routing).

Dan

> So assign a 'cost' to the other link that equals the first one.
>
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> Dan Pontrelli
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> To: Diehm, Brian; Ccielab (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: OSPF load balancing
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> OSPF "does" load balance over equal cost paths.
> It does "not" load balance over 'unequal' cost paths.
>
> Dan Pontrelli CCIE# 8040
>
>
> > If memory serves me right OSPF does not load balance. Is that correct?
> >
> > Brian



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