From: Sam Munzani (sam@munzani.com)
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 11:02:55 GMT-3
Except for a catch it will work.
Following will work:
R1-----(area1)-----R2-----(Area0)------R3-----(Area1)-------R4
Following will not work:
R5
|
(Area 0)
|
R1-----(area1)-----R2-----(Area1)-------R4
Pretty much both of your partition has to touch 2 different routers.
I have personally experimented this in a lab....
Sam Munzani
CCIE # 6479(R&S, Security)
> hi,
> ospf don't require that all areas except area 0 should be continuous.
> huangg
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > In the following scenario-
> >
> >
> > Area0---------Area2
> > \ |
> > \ |
> > \ |
> > \ |
> > Area2
> >
> > If the link between Area2 fails, it becomes discontiguos, this makes the
> > intra area routes to be shown as inter area routes in both the area 2
> > routers, I tested this in the lab and found no visible reachability
issues.
> > Does this disconinuity create any hidden problems?
> >
> > The other question is, that if we need to repair this, can i use a
virtual
> > link between Aree2 to Area 0 and then to Area 2
> > or should I use a tunnel interface on each router putting them into area
2??
> > I actually tried it using tunnel but was not able to make it work , as I
was
> > still seeing some of the Area 2 routes as O IA routes.
> >
> > Thanks as always for your inputs.
> >
> > Smiles,
> >
> > Mohit.
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