Basic Ospf Configuration - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Basic OSPF Configuration

routing protocols besides OSPF. To help you configure only what is necessary,
this section provides the following procedures:
Basic OSPF configuration
Advanced OSPF configuration
To enable OSPF routing on the router and to configure OSPF on a network
interface, do the following:
1
Load INETCFG and then select Protocols > TCP/IP
2
Select the OSPF field and then Enabled.
This action enables OSPF routing globally on the router. If you want to
disable OSPF routing on a single interface, set the Status parameter to
Disabled as described in Step 3.
3
Press Esc repeatedly to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu
and then select Bindings > an existing binding > OSPF Bind Options.
The Status field indicates whether OSPF routing is active on this
interface. OSPF routing is enabled by default; to disable OSPF routing
only on this interface, select Status, then select Disabled.
The OSPF Bind Options menu also includes the following parameters:
Cost of Interface
Area ID
Priority
Authentication Password
Hello Interval
Router Dead Interval
Neighbor List
IMPORTANT:
Because the default settings for these parameters are suitable for
most IP networks, you should change them only for a specific purpose.
Misconfiguring these parameters can increase routing traffic or cause loss of
connectivity on your network.
4
Press Esc until you return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
Select Yes if you are prompted to save your changes.
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