Field
Description
Designated Router
Shows the IP address of the designated router.
The designated router generates network links and distributes
these to all gateways within the BMA network (BMA = Broad-
cast Multi Access Network, e.g. Ethernet, FDDI, Tokenring).
A designated router is not shown for non-BMA networks, e.g.
X.25, Frame Relay, ATM.
Backup Designated
Router
Shows the IP address of the backup designated router.
Admin Status
Shows the OSPF Admin Status (
%
or
,&&
) of the
interface.
State
The OSPF status of the interface displayed here can take on
the following values:
•
1
: OSPF is not running on this interface.
•
:$
: The initial phase of the OSPF, in which the DR and
BDR are determined.
•
!!,
: The interface is a point-to-point interface.
DR or BDR are not shown.
•
1&$ ;
: The gateway is the designated router
within the BMA network.
•
1&$ ; >%,
: The gateway is the backup
designated router within the BMA network.
•
? 1&$ ;
: Another gateway is desig-
nated router or backup designated router within the BMA net-
work.
The Neighbor section lists the neighbor gateways that have been identified via the HELLO
protocol.
Values in the OSPF Neighbors list
Field
Description
Neighbor
Shows the IP address of the neighbor gateway.
Router ID
Shows the system-wide router ID of the neighbor gateway.
Interface
Indicates the interface over which the neighbor gateway was
identified.
State
The OSPF status with this neighbor gateway can have the fol-
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