2024
CCNP OSPF Part 1
Cisco Certified Network Professional
WRITTEN BY MAHTAB PUZESHI
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INTRODUCTION
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is an IP routing protocol that uses a mathematical
algorithm to calculate the most efficient path to direct traffic on IP networks.
Based on link-state or shortest path first (SPF) technology, OSPF distributes routing
information between routers in a single autonomous system (AS).
This capability differentiates OSPF from older TCP/IP routing protocols, which were
designed for less complex networks than those used today.
OSPF is a link-state routing protocol that sends information about directly connected
links to all the routers in the AS network.
The protocol has a full picture of the network topology, which is shared with all the
routers in an area of the AS to calculate the shortest path to each destination.
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OSPF CONFIGURATION
Router - 1 Description
#interface ethernet 0/0 To select an interface
#no shutdown To enable the interface
#ip address 10.1.24.1 255.255.255.252 To set ip address
#ip ospf cost To calculate the best routes
#ip ospf priority OSPF interface priority by default is 1
#ip ospf bandwidth To set interface speed
#ip ospf hello-interval To set how often we send the hello packet
#ip ospf dead-interval To set how long we should wait for the hello packet
before we declare the neighbor dead
#ip ospf authentication To enable authentication
#ip ospf authentication-key To set an authentication password
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#interface loopback 0 To select a loopback
#ip address 100.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 To set an ip address for loopback
#interface loopback 1 Loopback selection
#ip address 100.0.1.1 255.255.255.0 To set an ip address for loopback
#interface loopback 2 Loopback selection
#ip address 100.0.2.1 255.255.255.0 To set an ip address for loopback
#router ospf 1 Enabling OSPF protocol
#router-id 1.1.1.1 To set router-id for this OSPF process
#network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.3 area 20 Enable routing on an IP network
#network 100.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 20 Enable routing on an IP network
#network 100.0.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 20 Enable routing on an IP network
#network 100.0.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 20 Enable routing on an IP network
# log-adjacency-changes To configure the router to send a syslog message when
the state of an ospf neighbor changes
#passive-interface Suppress routing updates on an interface
#redistribute rip Redistribute information from another routing protocol
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Router - 2 Description
#interface ethernet 0/0 To select an interface
#no shutdown To enable the interface
#ip address 10.1.24.2 255.255.255.252 To set an ip address
#interface ethernet 0/1 To select an interface
#no shutdown To enable the interface
#ip address 10.1.25.2 255.255.255.252 To set an ip address
#interface ethernet 0/2 To select an interface
#no shutdown To enable the interface
#ip address 10.1.12.1 255.255.255.252 To set an ip address
#router ospf 1 Enabling OSPF protocol
#router-id 2.2.2.2 To set router-id for this OSPF process
#network 10.1.24.0 0.0.0.3 area 20 Enable routing on an IP network
#network 10.1.25.0 0.0.0.3 area 20 Enable routing on an IP network
#network 10.1.12.0 0.0.0.3 area 0 Enable routing on an IP network
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OSPF T-shoot Commands Description
#show ip route ospf Display ospf routing table
#show ip ospf neighbor Display the neighbor details
#show ip ospf database Display a list of LSA
#show ip ospf interface Display interfaces details information
#debug ip ospf events Displays all the ospf event messages on the router
# debug ip ospf adj Display information about ospf adjacencies and
authentication , including DR and BDR elections , sent
and receive hello packets , neighbor state transition and
database description information
#clear ip ospf process To reload the ospf process
ABR Router Summarization Description
#router ospf 1 Enabling OSPF protocol
#area 20 range 100.0.0.0 255.255.252.0 Will summarize this network
#show ip route ospf To check the summarization
ABR _ Area Border Gateway is a router that connects one or more areas to the OSPF backbone .
between areas we need at least one ABR router . we can have one ABR for 3 different area but is not
recommended.
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ASBR Router Summarization Description
#router ospf 1 Enabling OSPF protocol
#summary-address 100.0.0.0 255.255.252.0 Will summarize this network
#show ip route ospf To check the summarization
ASBR _ Autonomous system border router is a router that is connected to one or more logical
entities (AS), usually through an exterior routing protocol such as BGP. Only ABR & ASBR can
summarization networks .
Redistribution Description
#router ospf 1 Enabling OSPF protocol
#redistribute rip subnets Merging different routing protocol table _
classful subnets
#show ip route ospf To check the routing table
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OSPF Filtering Type 3 Description
#interface loopback 0 Loopback selection
#ip ospf network point-to-point To advertise loopbacks with their real Mask
#ip prefix-list 100_0 deny 100.0.0.0 /23 ge 24 Will deny every mask >= 24
#ip prefix-list 100_0 permit 0.0.0.0/0 le 32 Will Permit the rest
#router ospf 1 To enable ospf protocol
#area 20 filter-list prefix 100_0 out To filter on outbound packets
#show ip prefix-list Display information about a prefix-list
There will be Conflict if you use both Summarization & Filtering together . so , you wont have
details route anymore .
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