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OSPF and NBMA Networks
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Confused about which NBMA network type requires a DR/BDR or neighbours to be statically defined? Worry no longer..............................
If the keyword nonbroadcast is within the network type (i.e. ip ospf network non-broadcast, or ip ospf network point-to-multipoint non-broadcast) then neighbours must be defined.
If the keyword point is within the network type (i.e. ip ospf network point-to-point, ip ospf network point-to-multipoint, ip ospf network point-to-multipoint non-broadcast) then a DR/BDR is NOT elected.
You may see a question which has an output showing the network type as point-to-multipoint. It will then ask you to choose a couple of correct answers. From above we know the answer to be that DR/BDR are not elected and neighbours do not need to be statically defined.
HTH!
Posted byChris Bloomfield at 15:47
Labels: bdr, broadcast, dr, frame relay, multipoint, nbma, non-broadcast, ospf, point
Chris,
in both cases where you determine if a DR/BDR is NOT elected or neighbourz must be defined you have the example:
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint non-broadcast
Is there a typo anywhere?
Peter
Hi, can you help me with this;
Determine the summary address and the mask to be used that will summarize the subnet 172.148.0.0/13 through 172.156.0.0/13
Explanations will be appreciated.
Thanks