Re: Maximum Metric for OSPF E1 Routes

Dave,

Router LSAs can have a much larger *calculated* metric than that.
That's the maximum interface cost that can be carried in the LSA. I'd
have to check the format, but on top of my head, I think the external
metric is a 24bit value.

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On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 05:05, Dave Serra <maybeedave_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I know the maximum metric a router LSA can have is 65534 but is
> that the same for E1 routes? B We are using some pretty large metrics in our
> network and I don't want routes to go dead on me.
>
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