Re: OSPF Path selection question

Metrics aside, consider OSPF path selection rules -

1) Take shortest path to area 0
2) Take shortest path through area 0 without going through a non-zero area
3) Take shortest path to destination without going through area 0

Thanks,
Ronnie

On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 6:25 PM, mohamed kamar
<mohamed_kamar_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Friends;
>
> Any one has idea what's going on in the below?
>
>
> R1
>
> | (BGP)
>
> |------------------------|
>
> R3---------------------R2
>
> | OSPF Area1 |
>
> R5-------------------- R4
>
> OSPF Area 0
>
>
>
>
> -R1 is running BGP with R2 and R3
>
> -R2 is primary router So it's redistribute BGP into OSPF metric 100 type E1
>
> -R3 is Secondry router So it's redistribute BGP into OSPF metric 200 type E1
>
>
> The problem is R5 always using R3 path to reach R1 however the metric of this
> path is higher than the one coming from R4, Any Idea, Thanks
>
>
> Best Regards;
>
> M.Kamar
>
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