RE: IPExpert R&S WB8.0 [OSPF Lab 5] - Virutal Links

From: Scott Morris (swm@emanon.com)
Date: Sun Feb 18 2007 - 23:35:15 ART


How many areas does R4 have? Area Border routers are ones that have virtual
links to go to them.

R4 is in a single area (R2 is the ABR). If we were to add an additional
area on R4 that was not "touching" area 0, THEN we would need to assign a
virtual link there.

HTH,

 
Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, JNCIE
#153, CISSP, et al.
CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-J
IPexpert VP - Curriculum Development
IPexpert Sr. Technical Instructor
smorris@ipexpert.com
http://www.ipexpert.com
 
 

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Subject: IPExpert R&S WB8.0 [OSPF Lab 5] - Virutal Links

Hi Group,

Just trying to understand when virtual links are needed.

In the IPEXPERT scenario lab #5 it looks like the diagram below:

Why is it that R4 doesn't need a virtual-link?
Where as R2-R5, R5-R7, R2-6 needs virtual links but not R4? Thanks!

                              R7
                              /
                           Area 57
                            /
                          R5
                          /
                      Area 25
                        /
Area 0 -R2 (Frame Hub) <------Area 246 (Frame spoke)---R4
                        \
                       Area 246 (Frame Spoke)
                          \
                         R6
                           \
                          Multilink Network
                            \
                           R9



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