Area Range - SMC Networks SMC6724L3 Management Manual

area range

Use this command to summarize the routes advertised by an Area Border
Router (ABR). Use the no form to disable this function.
Syntax
area area-id range ip-address netmask [advertise | not-advertise]
no area area-id range ip-address netmask [advertise | not-advertise]
• area-id - Identifies an area for which the routes are summarized.
(The area ID must be in the form of an IP address.)
• ip-address - Base address for the routes to summarize.
• netmask - Network mask for the summary route.
• advertise - Advertises the specified address range.
• not-advertise - The summary is not sent, and the routes remain
hidden from the rest of the network.
Command Mode
Router Configuration
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Usage
• This command can be used to advertise routes between areas.
• If routes are set to be advertised, the router will issue a Type 3
summary LSA for each address range specified with this command.
• This router supports up 64 summary routes for area ranges.
Example
This example creates a summary address for all area routes in the range of
10.2.x.x.
Console(config-router)#area 10.2.0.0 range 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0
advertise
Console(config-router)#
IP R C
OUTING OMMANDS
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