Re: Question: Why use network X.X.X.X 0.0.0.0 area 0?

On 2009-10-18 21:52, Justin Mitchell wrote:
> Why would you use network 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 area 0? I understand
> this is to place just the interface into area 0, but why not use
> 0.0.0.255 or whatever the wildcard mask would normally be?
>
> This configuration is on frame-relay and ethernet interfaces.

To make sure if interface IP is changed, it will leave the area thus
signalling "something is wrong". For production network such strategy
may not be the best, for lab do whatever they ask you to do.

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