Area Default Cost; Area Nssa - Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Manual

Configuring OSPF

area default cost

Use this command to set the cost value for the default route that is sent into a stub area by an Area
Border Router (ABR).
Syntax
area area-id default-cost cost
no area area-id default-cost
Parameters
area‐id
cost
Defaults
None.
Mode
Router command, Router configuration: Matrix>Router(config‐router)#
Usage
The use of this command is restricted to ABRs attached to stub areas.
The "no" form of this command removes the cost value from the summary route that is sent into
the stub area.
Example
This example shows how to set the cost value for stub area 10 to 99:
Matrix>Router(config)#router ospf 1
Matrix>Router(config-router)#area 10 default-cost 99

area nssa

Use this command to configure an area as a not so stubby area (NSSA).
Syntax
area area-id nssa [default-information-originate]
no area area-id nssa [default-information-originate]
Parameters
area‐id
default‐
information‐
originate
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Specifies the stub area. Valid values are decimal values or IP addresses.
Specifies a cost value for the summary route that is sent into a stub area
by default. Valid values are 24‐bit numbers, from 0 to 16777215.
Specifies the NSSA area. Valid values are decimal values or IP
addresses.
(Optional) Generates a default of Type 7 into the NSSA. This is used
when the router is an NSSA ABR.
area default cost