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Chapter 8 Configuring IP Addresses, Routing, and DHCP
Configuring OSPF
The following static routes are equal cost routes that direct traffic to three different routers on the outside
interface. The FWSM sends 1/3 of the traffic to each router.
FWSM/contexta(config)# route outside 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
FWSM/contexta(config)# route outside 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.2
FWSM/contexta(config)# route outside 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.3
Configuring OSPF
Single context mode only
Routed firewall mode only
This section describes how to configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). For an overview of OSPF, see
the following topic:
• OSPF Overview, page 8-4
To enable OSPF, see the following topic:
• Enabling OSPF, page 8-5
After you enable OSPF, you can configure advanced options according to the following topics:
• Redistributing Routes Between OSPF Processes, page 8-6
• Configuring OSPF Interface Parameters, page 8-9
• Configuring OSPF Area Parameters, page 8-11
• Configuring OSPF NSSA, page 8-12
• Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas, page 8-13
• Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF, page 8-14
• Generating a Default Route, page 8-14
• Configuring Route Calculation Timers, page 8-15
• Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down, page 8-15
• Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing, page 8-16
• Monitoring OSPF, page 8-16
• Restarting the OSPF Process, page 8-17
OSPF Overview
Single context mode only
Routed firewall mode only
OSPF uses a link-state algorithm to build and calculate the shortest path to all known destinations. Each
router in an OSPF area contains an identical link-state database, which is a list of each of the router
usable interfaces and reachable neighbors.