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Chapter 14: Configuring OSPF on the SSR
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neighbor and the Area ID of the transit area in the appropriate text boxes.
d. Enable or disable the interfaces
e. Select or clear the Disallow Multicast Packets to Neighbor check box to specify
whether the SSR is to send multicast packets to neighbors on point-to-point
interfaces.
f. Click the
Advanced
tab.
Figure 180. OSPF Area Virtual Link panel (Advanced tab)
g. Set the options on the virtual link as discussed in the following table:
Table 31. Virtual link options
Option Description
Designated Router Priority Enter a number between 0 and 255 to specify the priority
for becoming the designated router on the virtual link.
When two routers attached to a network both attempt to
become the designated router, the one with the highest
priority wins. A router with a router priority of 0 is
ineligible to become a designated router.