Re: (PM) PM3 OSPF question

Brian Horvitz (horvitz@shore.net)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 09:56:46 -0500 (EST)

I would think that you can't do this. In order to have an area not
connected to area 0, you must esablish a virtual link. I haven't come
across a way to do that with the PM3.

Brian

On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Mike Bird wrote:

> The Portmaster Routing Guide says on page 3-1 that it supports RFC-1583.
> RFC-1583 illustrates OSPF using four areas connected as follows:
>
> 1 - 0
> |
> 3 - 2
>
> However, on page 3-2 of the Portmaster Routing Guide it states "All routers
> must have at least one interface in area 0.0.0.0", which would constrain
> network design much more severely than RFC-1583.
>
> Before I reconfigure and renumber everything, can anyone tell me whether
> PM3 OSPF fully supports RFC-1583? Are there any other known discrepancies
> between the RFC's (1583 and 1587) and what PM3 OSPF can handle?
>
> TIA,
>
> --Mike
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