RE: nssa -default route

From: Paglia, John (USPC.PCT.Hopewell) (JPaglia@NA2.US.ML.com)
Date: Wed Oct 16 2002 - 20:01:48 GMT-3


According to the OSPF Design Guide, all routers in an NSSA Area HAVE to be
configured for NSSA. I never tried to 'disobey' this rule to witness the
repercussions. I'd stick with the rule-that's prob. the very thing they're
testing you on!

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/104/nssa.html

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay [SMTP:ccienxtyear@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 6:58 PM
> To: Paglia, John (USPC.PCT.Hopewell); ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: nssa -default route
>
> This is true..I guess what I meant to ask was if it doesn't explicity
> specify, do we go ahead and use it anyways...since without the default
> route, the new router will not have connectivity to external networks. OR
> do
> we stick with the rule, do not sepcify anything unless it's asked for. (no
> matter we know that we need to send this default route to the new router).
>
> thanks,
> Jay
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paglia, John (USPC.PCT.Hopewell)" <JPaglia@NA2.US.ML.com>
> To: "'Jay'" <ccienxtyear@hotmail.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 3:11 PM
> Subject: RE: nssa -default route
>
>
> > When the new router comes online, and if it is configured with NSSA for
> the
> > NSSA area (area x nssa), it should get the default route.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jay [SMTP:ccienxtyear@hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 5:32 PM
> > > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > > Subject: nssa -default route
> > >
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > If you are asked to configure a router with nssa area and in future
> you
> > > will
> > > have another router connected to this, would you use "nssa
> > > default-information-originate" so when that other router comes online,
> it
> > > will
> > > be able to get to the external routes. How would you configure this ?
> We
> > > all
> > > know that when the new router comes online, it will not be able to get
> to
> > > any
> > > external routes unless it has a default route.
> > >
> > > thanks,



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