From: kevin gannon (kevin@gannons.net)
Date: Wed Oct 26 2005 - 05:56:39 GMT-3
If you didnt have "area 0 authen" then and you wanted to authenticate
the VL then you would use "area X 1.1.1. authentication" .
I think of it like per interface authentication even though its a VL.
Regards
Kevin
On 10/26/05, The Great Ryan <pv.ryan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Group,
>
> I'm trying to connect Router1 to area 0 by virtual-link comnad. I got
> same result when I use or not to use "authentication" keyword in
> virtual-link commnad. It shows that the virtual-link enable Simple
> password authentication.
>
> What is the use of "Authentication" Keyword in Virtual-link command? Thanks !
>
> Ryan
>
> ================ Without "Authentication" Keyword ==================
> router ospf 1
> area 0 authentication
> area 1 virtual-link 2.2.2.2 authentication-key cisco
> !
> Router1#show ip ospf virtual-links
> Virtual Link OSPF_VL0 to router 2.2.2.2 is up
> Run as demand circuit
> DoNotAge LSA allowed.
> Transit area 1, via interface Serial0/1, Cost of using 64
> Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT,
> Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
> Hello due in 00:00:02
> Adjacency State FULL (Hello suppressed)
> Index 1/2, retransmission queue length 0, number of retransmission 1
> First 0x0(0)/0x0(0) Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
> Last retransmission scan length is 1, maximum is 1
> Last retransmission scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
> Simple password authentication enabled
>
> ================ With "Authentication" Keyword ==================
> router ospf 1
> area 0 authentication
> area 1 virtual-link 2.2.2.2 authentication authentication-key cisco
> !
> Router1#show ip ospf virtual-links
> Virtual Link OSPF_VL0 to router 2.2.2.2 is up
> Run as demand circuit
> DoNotAge LSA allowed.
> Transit area 1, via interface Serial0/1, Cost of using 64
> Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT,
> Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
> Hello due in 00:00:00
> Adjacency State FULL (Hello suppressed)
> Index 1/3, retransmission queue length 0, number of retransmission 1
> First 0x0(0)/0x0(0) Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
> Last retransmission scan length is 1, maximum is 1
> Last retransmission scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
> Simple password authentication enabled
>
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