Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series User Manual

ip ospf authentication-key Configuring OSPF
Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide 21-29
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routercommand,Interfaceconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config‐if(Vlan1))#
Usage
The“no”formofthiscommandsetsthedeadintervalvaluetothedefault.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtosetthedeadintervalto20forVLAN1:
Matrix>Router(config)#interface vlan 1
Matrix>Router(config-if(Vlan 1))#ip ospf dead-interval 20
ip ospf authentication-key
UsethiscommandtoassignapasswordtobeusedbyneighboringroutersusingOSPF’ssimple
passwordauthentication.
Syntax
ip ospf authentication-key password
no ip ospf authentication-key
Parameters
Defaults
Ifpasswordisnotspecified,thepasswordwillbesettoablankstring.
Mode
Routercommand,Interfaceconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config‐if(Vlan1))#
Usage
Thepasswordkeysetwiththiscommandwillonlybeusedwhenauthenticationisenabledforan
OSPFareausingtheareaauthenticationcommanddescribedin“areaauthentication”on
page 21‐32.
Allneighboringroutersonthesamenetworkmusthavethesamepasswordconfiguredtobeable
toexchangeOSPF
information.
Thispasswordisusedasa“key”thatisinserteddirectlyintotheOSPFheaderinroutingprotocol
packets.AseparatepasswordcanbeassignedtoeachOSPFnetworkonaper‐interfacebasis.
The“no”formofthiscommandremovesanOSPFauthenticationpasswordonaninterface.
password SpecifiesanOSPF
authenticationpassword.Validvaluesare
alphanumericstringsupto8bytesinlength.

Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Specifications

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