Re: (PM) OSPF between PM3 and a Cisco

Krzysztof Adamski (kadamski@netsurf.net)
Mon, 18 May 1998 00:48:30 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Stephen Zedalis wrote:

>
> Hi,
> You shouldn't put an address in your area 0 range that does not
> correspond to one of the interface addresses of the PM-3. Take
> 206.186.134.0/24 out of area 0 configuration on the PM-3. (The PM-3 does
> not need to know that the other interface of the Cisco is included in the
> backbone area - the Cisco router will take care of that) The portmaster
> indicates that it can find neighbors and form adjacencies with the
> ethernet network it is attached to but not this other Class C, so I'm
> guessing that it forms a good connection to your Cisco, but then
> subsequently figures there is something wrong as it hasn't directly
> connected to a router on 206.186.134.0 and then tries to reset the OSPF
> session to see if that works.

Thanks, removing the 206.186.134.0/24 range AND not having both ether
interfaces of the cisco plugged to the same hub (it's a new pop and I
haven't had the time to put a second hub yet) fixed it. I forgot that OSPF
uses multicasts to communicate.

K

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