SMC Networks SMC6724L3 Management Manual page 238

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ONFIGURING THE
• SPF Hold Time (seconds) – The hold time between making two
consecutive shortest path first (SPF) calculations. (Range: 0-65535;
Default: 10)
• Area Numbers
router.
Default Route Information –
• Originate Default Route
autonomous system. Note that the AS Boundary Router field must be
enabled, and the Advertise Default Route field properly configured.
(Default: Disabled)
• Advertise Default Route
route into the autonomous system (AS). (Options: NotAlways, Always;
Default: NotAlways)
- Always – The router will advertise itself as a default external route for
the AS, even if a default external route does not actually exist.
- NotAlways – It can only advertise a default external route into the AS
if it has been configured to import external routes via RIP or static
configuration, and such a route is known. (See "Redistributing
External Routes" on page 210.)
• External Metric Type
default route. Type 1 route advertisements add the internal cost to the
external route metric. Type 2 routes do not add the internal cost metric.
When comparing Type 2 routes, the internal cost is only used as a
tie-breaker if several Type 2 routes have the same cost. (Default: Type 2)
• Default External Metric
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 10)
1. These items are read only.
2. CLI - These items are configured with the default-information originate
command (page -248).
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1
– The number of OSPF areas configured on this
2
2
2
– The external link type used to advertise the
2
– Generates a default external route into an
– The router can advertise a default external
– The Metric assigned to the default route.