Re: Sham-Link - Problem

From: John Brooker <jdbrooker_at_blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:43:34 +0000

Dennis, the area in your sham-link command needs to be the area you're
linking together not the one you're transiting, is this the case?

John B

CCIE-Newbie wrote:
> Hi Group,
>
> I'm trying so long to configure a sham-link between two PE router ...
> The sham-link source and destination address is in the vrf routing table
> and this ip address is advertised through MP-BGP..
> When I do show ip route vrf XX
> I saw the routes on both sides...
>
> Next I debug OSPF
> 1. area 0 sham-link <source IF> <des IF>
>
> there comes a message from OSPF
> OSPF : starting sham-link interface
> OSPF : no route to sham-link destination x.x.x.x
>
> This seems to be strange for me because this interface is configured
> with the "ip forwarding vrf XX" and also is advertised in the
> "address-family ipv4 vrf XX
> network x.x.x.x mask y.y.y.y
>
> THe Interface is defined as a host address (32 bit)
>
> Maybe I read all about configuring sham-links...but this doesn't come
> up ...;-(
>
> I tried so long and this makes me grazy...
>
> Thanks for all advice
>
> Dennis
>
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