D-Link DGS-3312SR [169/290] Ospf host route settings

DGS-3312SR Stackable Gigabit Layer 3 Switch

OSPF Host Route Settings

een routers.

To configure OSPF host routes, click the OSPF Host Route Settings link. To add a new OSPF Route, click the Add

button. Configure the setting in the menu that appears. The Add and Modify windows for OSPF host route setting are

nearly identical. The difference being that if you are changing an existing configuration you will be unable to change the

Host Address. To change an existing configuration, click on the hyperlinked Host Address in the list for the configuration

you want to change and proceed to change the metric or area ID. To eliminate an existing configuration, click the X in the

Delete column for the configuration being removed.

OSPF host routes work in a way analogous to RIP, only this is used to share OSPF information with other OSPF routers.

This is used to work around problems that might prevent OSPF information sharing betw

Figure 5- 39. OSPF Host Route Settings window

Use the window below to set up OSPF host routes.

he host route settin th e the settings. The new settings will appear listed

in the OSPF Host Route S , click the

Show All OSPF Host Route Entries

Figure 5- 40. OSPF Host Route Settings – Add window

Specify t gs and click e Apply button to add or chang

ettings window. To view the previous window

PF host route:

link to return to the previous window.

The following fields are configured for OS

Parameter Description

Host Address

The IP address of the OSPF host.

Metric

A value between 1 and 65535 that will be advertised for the route.

Area ID

A 32-bit number in the form of an IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that uniquely identifies

the OSPF area in the OSPF domain.

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