Re: OSPF stub and virtual link

From: ccie2be (ccie2be@nyc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Apr 24 2003 - 22:57:37 GMT-3


Hey Rob,

Area 1 is the transit area across which is the virtual link. 1 of the rules
regarding transit areas is that they can't be stub areas. So, you shouldn't
put, " area 1 stub" on any router. You can, however, make area 2 a stub
network. Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Yee" <robert@bluespud.com>
To: "Jeongwoo Park" <jpark@wams.com>; "Tasuka Amano Hsu" <tasuka@mac.com>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:17 PM
Subject: RE: OSPF stub and virtual link

> Considering the diagram below:
>
> Area 3 ----- Area 0 ----- Area 1 ----- Area 2
>
>
> If area 2 is configured as a stub network, and the virtual-link exists
between area 1, where should the 'area 1 stub' command go? On the ABR
between area 0 & 1 or area 1 & 2 or both?
>
> I've tried it on both and on the ABR between area 1 and 2. Both methods
seem to work, but it there a prefered method?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeongwoo Park [mailto:jpark@wams.com]
> Sent: Mon 3/31/2003 11:23 PM
> To: 'Tasuka Amano Hsu'
> Cc: 'ccielab@groupstudy.com'
> Subject: RE: OSPF stub and virtual link
>
>
>
> The virtual link still works with area 2 being a stub area.
> So, your area 3 router would see the routes in area 2.
>
> JP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tasuka Amano Hsu [mailto:tasuka@mac.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 6:24 PM
> To: Ronald van Dommelen
> Cc: ccielab Groupstudy
> Subject: Re: OSPF stub and virtual link
>
>
> No, the area 2 is stub area and virtual link cross area 1 to area 0,
> but the area 1 is not stub area.
>
> Best Regards
> Tasuka
>
> On Monday, Mar 31, 2003, at 22:38 Asia/Taipei, Ronald van Dommelen
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I believe that a virtual link cannot travel across a stub area. Change
> > area 2 to a normal area and your virtual link will work ..
> >
> > Cheers Ronald
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tasuka Amano Hsu [mailto:tasuka@mac.com]
> > Sent: maandag 31 maart 2003 11:22
> > To: ccielab Groupstudy
> > Subject: OSPF stub and virtual link
> >
> >
> > Hi groups:
> >
> > If the topology is look like under
> >
> > Area 3 ----- Area 0 ----- Area 1 ----- Area 2
> >
> > The area2 is stub area,
> > the area 3's router could see the routes from area 2?
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Tasuka



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