OSPF for Dummies 2

[PinkLips]

Does anyone have a link to understand OSPF? I'm talking about someone who has never configured OSPF before or knows what it means.

Thanks,
Nicole

 

[ChrisAC]

http://www.routergod.com/sevenofnine/

Chris

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Chris A.C, CCNA, CCSA
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[PinkLips]

thanks..has anyone here every configured ospf on a router before? I don't understand what's a stubby area.

Thanks,
Nicole

 

[ChrisAC]

Stub areas are areas that do not receive any advertisments about external AS's. Instead, the Area Border Router (ABR) just injects a default route into the network so that hosts in that area can reach external networks via a default gateway.

Chris.

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[CiscoGuy33]

PinkLips,
GOOGLE - "ospf"

Cisco - OSPF Design GuideThis paper examines how OSPF works and how it can be used to design and build today's large and complicated networks.

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/104/1.html

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)This document explains how the OSPF routing environment is organized hierarchically. This hierarchy is created by partitioning OSPF networks into logical ...

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/ospf.htm

If you have no background in OSPF - after you read the Router God story listed in prior post then check out these links to Cisco.

The Google search came up with much more!! Google is a great thing !!

I hope this helps!


E.A. Broda
CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, Network +

 

[guardgirl]

Thanks for the link Chris!!