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

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 20:08, Anthony Sequeira <asequeira_at_ine.com> wrote:
> Most of us do this to not accidentally bring another interface into the OSPF
> domain.
>
> The "equivalent" configuration approaches you will often see for the other
> IGPs are:
>
> router eigrp 100
> network 172.16.1.1 0.0.0.0
>
> and
>
> router rip
> version 2
> passive-interface default
> network 172.16.0.0
> no passive-interface fa0/0

And with OSPF:

int A/B
 ip ospf X area Z
!

IS-IS has always been like that - enabled on interface only:

int A/B
 ip router isis X
!

In past few months, I tend to prefer this approach. It's more
streamlined and logical, but it's hard to unlearn certain things (like
network command).

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