Re: OSPF Virtual-Link + Max Metric

Can you give us a show ip ospf on both routers.
Check the router-ID's

Kind regards,

Maarten Vervoorn
CCIE#27144

2011/7/7 Nayyar HH <nyrhh_at_hotmail.co.uk>

> Hi Guys!
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> Partial Topology
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> R3:s1/3 <---- Area 5 ----- >s0/1:R2
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> Partial Config
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> R3
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> Int s1/3
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> Ip ospf cost 65535
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> Int lo0
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> Ip address 150.12.3.3 255.255.255.0
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> Router ospf 1
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> Area 5 virtual-link 150.12.2.2
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> R2
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> Router ospf 1
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> Area 5 virtual-link 150.12.3.3
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> Int s0/1
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> Ip ospf cost 1
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> Int lo0
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> Ip address 150.12.2.2 255.255.255.0
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> Outcome
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> Rack12R2#sh ip osp int bri
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> Interface PID Area IP Address/Mask Cost State Nbrs F/C
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> VL1 1 0 0.0.0.0/0 65535 DOWN 0/0
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> Se0/0 1 0 155.12.0.2/24 19430 P2MP 1/1
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> Lo0 1 5 150.12.2.2/24 1 P2P 0/0
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> Se0/1 1 5 155.12.23.2/24 1 P2P 1/1
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> Fa0/0 1 51 192.10.12.2/24 300 BDR 1/1
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> Rack12R3#sh ip osp int brie
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> Interface PID Area IP Address/Mask Cost State Nbrs F/C
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> VL2 1 0 155.12.23.3/24 65535 P2P 0/0
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> Se1/0 1 0 155.12.0.3/24 65535 P2MP 1/1
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> Fa0/0 1 2 155.12.37.3/24 300 BDR 1/1
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> Se1/2 1 4 155.12.13.3/24 65535 P2P 1/1
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> Lo0 1 5 150.12.3.3/24 1 P2P 0/0
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> Se1/3 1 5 155.12.23.3/24 65535 P2P 1/1
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> Rack12R3#r 150.12.2.0
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> Routing entry for 150.12.2.0/24
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> Known via "ospf 1", distance 110, metric 65536, type intra area
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> Last update from 155.12.23.2 on Serial1/3, 00:08:40 ago
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> Routing Descriptor Blocks:
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> * 155.12.23.2, from 150.12.2.2, 00:08:40 ago, via Serial1/3
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> Route metric is 65536, traffic share count is 1
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> When the interface cost on r3 is dropped the virtual-link comes up
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> Why does the maximum metric affect the Virtual-Link from coming up but not
> "native" traffic (with maximum metric) being routed out the interface?
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> Or could it be something else in my config causing this ?
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> Thanks
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Received on Thu Jul 07 2011 - 14:00:37 ART