RE: OSPF areas

From: McCallum, Robert (Robert.McCallum@let-it-be-thus.com)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 11:53:11 GMT-3


read the rfc. It has completely screwed my thinking up completely. I used ISIS as an argument to bin OSPF because of the area 0 problem. But this RFC says that you dont actually require to go via area 0 and that the router which connects both areas together isnt even an ABR.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nawaz, Ajaz [mailto:Ajaz.Nawaz@bskyb.com]
> Sent: 01 April 2003 15:51
> To: 'McCallum, Robert'; 'Ccielab' (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: OSPF areas
>
>
>
> using one ospf process per abr ?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: McCallum, Robert [mailto:Robert.McCallum@let-it-be-thus.com]
> Sent: 01 April 2003 13:19
> To: 'Ccielab' (E-mail)
> Subject: OSPF areas
>
>
> Folks,
>
> Just been reading RFC3509 which clearly states that you do
> not need to have
> all ospf router areas attaching to the backbone area i.e. you
> can attach
> area 1 and area 2 direct and traffic will flow through this
> link (without
> the use of a virtual link). Has anyone out there actually
> configured this,
> or has anyone found anything on the cisco website relating to this.
>
>
>
> Robert McCallum CCIE #8757
>
>
> .
>
>
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