Re: Default LSA creation

"Pat Murphy - (650)329-4044" <pmurphy@omega7.wr.usgs.gov> Fri, 11 October 2002 20:48 UTC

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From: "Pat Murphy - (650)329-4044" <pmurphy@omega7.wr.usgs.gov>
Subject: Re: Default LSA creation
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Mani,

>So if R5 chosses the default route through R4, and
>If i bring down the I3. R4 is still a NSSA ABR so
>it will not flush the default-type7 LSA it generated
>in NSSA-2.

This is a configuration issue. The scenario you descibe
indicates Area 0 has partitioned with R4 all by itself.
When area 0 partitions routes break regardless how
small. For standard topologies, virtual links may be
used to repair the break. NSSAs and Stub areas do not
have that luxury/cluge.  An area 0 secondary link across
Area 2 would also work provided you have an
implementation of draft-ietf-ospf-mlinks-03.txt, which I
hope to repost one of these days with some corrections
that others have noted.

Pat