Configuring Virtual Links - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Configuration Manual

Configuring Virtual Links

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure OSPF Virtual Links.
Command
configure
router ospf
area-id
area virtual-link
neighbor-id
area-id
area virtual-link
router-id
[authentication
[message-digest | null]]
[[authentication-key
| [message-digest-key
id key
md5 ]]
area-id
area virtual-link
neighbor-id
retransmit-
seconds
interval
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enter OSPF configuration mode.
Create the OSPF virtual interface for the specified area-
id and neighbor router. The
address of the neighboring router.
Create the OSPF virtual interface for the specified area-
id and neighbor router.
Use the optional parameters to configure authentication
key
]
for the virtual link. If the area has not been previously
key-
created, it is created by this command. If the area already
exists, the virtual-link information is added or modified.
• authentication—Specifies authentication type.
• message-digest—Specifies that message-digest
authentication is used.
• null—No authentication is used. Overrides password or
message-digest authentication if configured for the
area.
• md5—Use MD5 Encryption for an OSPF Virtual Link
key
• —Authentication key for the specified interface.
(Range: 8 bytes or less if the authentication type is
simple and 16 bytes or less if the type is encrypt.)
key-id
• —Authentication key identifier for the
authentication type encrypt. (Range: 0-255)
Set the OSPF retransmit interval for the virtual link
interface.
seconds
The
between retransmitting LSAs if no acknowledgement is
received. (Range: 0–3600)
neighbor-id
variable is the number of seconds to wait
Configuring OSPF and OSPFv3
variable is the IP
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