From: Derek Gaff (derekgaff@eircom.net)
Date: Sun Nov 17 2002 - 12:27:38 GMT-3
Hi Tim
I think that you have the wrong end of the stick here, we are not talking
about OSPF Process ID's we are talking about OSPF Areas in decimal format.
For example in sted of using Area 0 you can use Area 0.0.0.0 and Area 899
would be Area 0.0.3.131
regards
Derek
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Ross" <ross2k@pclv.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: OSPF Areas in Decimal Format
> It does not matter what process ID that your enter, however is you enter
> different process ID's everywhere how will you remember them? You take the
> chance of entering a wrong process ID, and creating two separate
processes,
> so you increase your chance for making errors. It is a good practice to
make
> them all the same.
>
> Tim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vijay S Jayaraman" <vjayaram@in.ibm.com>
> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 3:45 AM
> Subject: RE: OSPF Areas in Decimal Format
>
>
> > Hi,
> > The OSPF design guide on the CCO tells me that the OSPF process id's on
> > routers need not match..........
> > Below is the statement verbatim....from pg 11
> >
> > "The OSPF process-id is a numeric value local to the router. It does not
> > have to match process-ids on other
> > routers. It is possible to run multiple OSPF processes on the same
router,
> > but is not recommended as it creates
> > multiple database instances that add extra overhead to the router."
> >
> > So does it really matter what process ID we put....?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Vijay.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Saleem Rahman
> > (salrahma)" To:
> <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > <salrahma@cisco.c cc: "Bob Rech"
> <brech@kc.rr.com>, Vijay S Jayaraman/India/IBM@IBMIN
> > om> Subject: RE: OSPF Areas
in
> Decimal Format
> >
> > 11/15/2002 08:16
>
> > PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Derek,
> > To add on, ....You can have on one Cisco router decimal format and on
> other
> > router with dotted format.....being freaky :-)..... It works, provided
> > conversation matches to same OSPF area number. However, In order to
avoid
> > any discrepancies, it better to have one type of format throughout the
> OSPF
> > domain.
> >
> > If you find it hard on the IP address to decimal conversation. There are
> > many freeware conversation software on the web... However I found this
to
> > be easy: http://www.datadosen.se/FeelTheBase/;jsessionid=FEHBGNOECPOK
> >
> > To answer you question 'area 700' in dotted format is 'area 0.0.2.188'
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Saleem
> > CCIE # 9062
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob Rech [mailto:brech@kc.rr.com]
> > Sent: 15 November 2002 14:44
> > To: Vijay S Jayaraman; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Re: OSPF Areas in Decimal Format
> >
> >
> > Perhaps what your mean is dotted decimal format.
> > in which case 0.0.0.1 and 1 are the same on a Cisco router but 1 is
> 1.0.0.0
> > on another vendors config
> > so if using a Cisco to a Lucent router using area 1 on both might not be
> > the
> > same but 0.0.0.1 is always the same.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vijay S Jayaraman" <vjayaram@in.ibm.com>
> > To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: OSPF Areas in Decimal Format
> > > Hi Derek,
> > > I am not sure whether this is a sillier reply......Isnt 700
decimal...?
> > > Am I missing the point?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Vijay.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Derek Gaff"
> > > <derekgaff@eircom To:
> > <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > > .net> cc:
> > > Sent by: Subject: OSPF Areas in
> > Decimal Format
> > > nobody@groupstudy
> > > .com
> > >
> > >
> > > 11/15/2002 05:14
> > > PM
> > > Please respond to
> > > "Derek Gaff"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello All
> > >
> > > Just a quick question, maybe a silly one. But how do you configure
OSPF
> > > Areas
> > > in Decimal Format. I know how to configure it but how do you get the
> > > Decimal
> > > format. For example what is the Decimal Format for Area 700 and so
on..
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Derek
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