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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a routing protocol developed for

Internet Protocol (IP) networks by the interior gateway protocol (IGP)
working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Technology Information

IP

Technology Q&A

IP ROUTING

(All IP Routing Technology Q&A)

Border Gateway Protocol

(BGP)
Classless Interdomain
Routing (CIDR)

IP Routing Frequently Asked Questions

OSPF: Frequently Asked Questions
Technology White Paper
(All IP Routing Technology White Paper)

Enhanced Interior Gateway

Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

Designing Large Scale Service Provider Dial Networks with OSPF

Integrated Intermediate
System-to-Intermediate
System (IS-IS)

OSPF Configuration Management with SNMP

Interior Gateway Routing

Protocol (IGRP)
Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP)
On-Demand Routing (ODR)
Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF)
Routing Information Protocol
(RIP)

Designing Large-Scale Stub Networks with ODR

OSPF Database Explanation Guide
OSPF Design Guide
OSPF Redistribution Among Different OSPF Processes
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TCP/IP Overview

Design
Design TechNotes
(All IP Routing Design TechNotes)
Designing Large Scale Service Provider Dial Networks with OSPF
Designing Large-Scale Stub Networks with ODR
How Does Load Balancing Work?
How Does OSPF Generate Default Routes?
IP Routing Frequently Asked Questions
OSPF Configuration Management with SNMP
OSPF Database Explanation Guide
OSPF Demand Circuit Feature
OSPF Design Guide
OSPF Neighbor States
OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA)
OSPF Redistribution Among Different OSPF Processes
100 KB )

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OSPF: Frequently Asked Questions

Redistributing Connected Networks into OSPF
Route Selection in Cisco Routers
Route-Maps for IP Routing Protocol Redistribution Configuration
Scalable ISDN Backup Strategy for Large OSPF Networks
Specifying a Next Hop IP Address for Static Routes
TCP/IP Overview
Understanding Policy Routing
Using the Extended ping and Extended traceroute Commands
What Are OSPF Areas and Virtual Links?
What Does the show ip ospf interface Command Reveal?
What Does the show ip ospf neighbor Command Reveal?
What Is Administrative Distance?
When Are ICMP Redirects Sent?

Configure
Configuration Examples and TechNotes
(All IP Routing Configuration Examples and TechNotes)
ASA Release 9.2.1 OSPF Enhancements Configuration Example
ASA/PIX with OSPF Configuration Example
Adjust Administrative Distance for Route Selection in Cisco IOS
Routers Configuration Example

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Configure OSPF To Filter Type-5 LSAs
Configuring OSPF Authentication on a Virtual Link
Configuring a GRE Tunnel over IPsec with OSPF
Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands
External LSA with Overlapping Subnets in OSPF
Guide to OSPF Application on the CSS 11000
Host and Subnet Quantities
How OSPF Injects a Default Route into a Normal Area
How OSPF Injects a Default Route into a Not So Stubby Area
How OSPF Injects a Default Route into a Stub or Totally Stub Area
How OSPF Propagates External Routes into Multiple Areas
How to Populate Dynamic Routes Using Reverse Route Injection
Initial Configurations for OSPF Over Broadcast Media
Initial Configurations for OSPF over Frame Relay Subinterfaces
Initial Configurations for OSPF over Non-Broadcast Links
Initial Configurations for OSPF over a Point-to-Point Link
MPLS Basic Traffic Engineering Using OSPF Configuration Example
OSPF Inter-Area Routing
OSPF Not So Stubby Area Type 7 to Type 5 Link-State
Advertisement Conversion
OSPF Routers Connected by a Multi-Access Network
OSPF Routers Connected by a Numbered Point-to-Point Link
OSPF Routers Connected by a Point-to-Multipoint Link
OSPF Routers Connected by an Unnumbered Serial Link
OSPF Routing Loop/Sub-Optimal Routing between Cisco IOS and
NXOS for External Routes Configuration Example
OSPF Type-5 Route Calculation Configuration Example
OSPF Virtual Link

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OSPF as PE-CE Protocol and Loop-Prevention Techniques in MPLS

L3 VPN Configuration Example
OSPF with Multi-Area Adjacency Configuration Example
OSPFv3 Virtual Link Configuration Example
Redistribute Connected Networks into OSPF with Subnet Keyword
Redistribute OSPFv3 Routes in BGP Configuration Example
Redistributing Between Classful and Classless Protocols: EIGRP or
OSPF into RIP or IGRP
Redistributing Routing Protocols
Route-Maps for IP Routing Protocol Redistribution Configuration
Sample Configuration for Authentication in OSPF
Sample Configuration for OSPFv3
Understanding Policy Routing

Maintain and Operate

Maintain and Operate TechNotes
(All IP Routing Maintain and Operate TechNotes)
Down-bit Ignore Feature in OSPFV2 PE-CE Scenario on Cisco NXOS
IP OSPF MTU-Ignore Command
Sample Configuration for OSPFv3

Troubleshoot and Alerts

Configuration Example and TechNotes
(All IP Routing Configuration Example and TechNotes)
Common Routing Problem with OSPF Forwarding Address
Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands
Down-bit Ignore Feature in OSPFV2 PE-CE Scenario on Cisco NXOS
External LSA with Overlapping Subnets in OSPF
Host and Subnet Quantities
How Does Load Balancing Work?
How Does OSPF Generate Default Routes?
IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users
IP OSPF MTU-Ignore Command
Initial Configurations for OSPF over Non-Broadcast Links
OSPF Complex Error Message Troubleshooting
OSPF Demand Circuit Feature
OSPF Neighbor Problems Explained
OSPF Neighbor States

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OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA)
OSPF and EIGRP Neighbor Loss, RIP and IGRP Update Loss after
Upgrading to Cisco IOS 11.2 or Later
OSPF show Commands Respond Slowly
OSPF, MTU and LSA Packing Tech Note
Problems with Running OSPF in NBMA and Broadcast Mode over
Frame Relay
Redistributing Between Classful and Classless Protocols: EIGRP or
OSPF into RIP or IGRP
Redistributing Connected Networks into OSPF
Redistributing Routing Protocols
Route Selection in Cisco Routers
Route-Maps for IP Routing Protocol Redistribution Configuration
Scalable ISDN Backup Strategy for Large OSPF Networks
Specifying a Next Hop IP Address for Static Routes
Suboptimal Routing When Redistributing Between OSPF Processes
The "%TUN-5-RECURDOWN" Error Message and Flapping
EIGRP/OSPF/BGP Neighbors Over a GRE Tunnel
The Effects of the Forwarding Address on Type 5 LSA Path Selection
Troubleshoot the "OSPF Neighbor Down: Too many retransmissions"
Error Message
Troubleshooting Duplicate Router IDs with OSPF
Troubleshooting OSPF
Understand Selection of Forwarding Address in OSPF
Understanding Policy Routing
Using the Extended ping and Extended traceroute Commands
What Are OSPF Areas and Virtual Links?
What Do %OSPF-4-ERRRCVError Messages Mean?
What Does the show ip ospf interface Command Reveal?
What Does the show ip ospf neighbor Command Reveal?
What Is Administrative Distance?
When Are ICMP Redirects Sent?
Why Are OSPF Neighbors Stuck in Exstart/Exchange State?
Why Are Some OSPF Routes in the Database but Not in the Routing
Table?
Why Does the show ip ospf neighbor Command Reveal Neighbors
Stuck in Two-Way State?
Why Does the show ip ospf neighbor Command Reveal Neighbors in
the Init State?
Why Doesn't OSPF Form Adjacency on a PRI, BRI, or Dialer
Interface?
Why OSPF Demand Circuit Keeps Bringing Up the Link

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