RE: OSPF on NBMA

From: Tao Wang (wangtao_sh@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Nov 13 2002 - 02:11:47 GMT-3


I see this config should work.
But my question is that in NBMA if I could ping successully whether I could
build
neigbor with the command "neighbor" even these two nodes haven't directly
PVC.

>From: "Jake Jake" <spage@nc.rr.com>
>To: "Tao Wang" <wangtao_sh@hotmail.com>, <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: RE: OSPF on NBMA
>Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 00:10:17 -0500
>
>Configure B as the DR. Use neighbor statements on B pointing to A and to
C.
>Make sure A and C had low ospf priority so they dont become DR upon
reboot.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of Tao
>Wang
>Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 11:01 PM
>To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>Subject: Q: OSPF on NBMA
>
>
>Dear all,
>
>I have question on OSPF on FR NBMA.
>
>There are 3 nodes--- A B and C. They build a Hub-Spoke structure. B is
HUB.
>
>Now I config to make C as DR and using the command "neighbor" to let B and
>A as the neighbors of C.
>On A B and C, I have made static maps to make them be able to ping each
>others successfully.
>
>But the result is C and A couldn't build neighbor with each other.
>I don't understand the command "neighbor" very much.C should use the
>unicast to send the hello
>packet to A. If C should ping A successfully, then the hello packet from C
>should be able to get A.
>
>From the result, I think if two nodes want to build neighbors with each
>other in NBMA, they should
>have dirctly PVC between them.But I don't know why exactly.
>
>Does someone please help?
>
>Thanks & Regards
>
>Tao
>
>
>
>
>
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