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

Thanks Anthony, that is the kind of explanation I was looking for. I
typically use passive-interface default and then enable the ones I
need. This seems a like a better idea because I have a tendency to
forgot to issue the no passive-interface command.

Justin G. Mitchell
http://www.google.com/profiles/jgmitchell

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:08 PM, 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
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
> http://www.INE.com
>
> Test your Core Knowledge today!
> Q: What is the default OSPF network type for a Frame Relay multipoint
> sub-interface?
> A: nonbroadcast
> More Info:
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080094054.shtml
>
>
> On Oct 18, 2009, at 3:52 PM, 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.
>>
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>>
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