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OSPF Host Route Settings
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 between 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.
Figure 5- 39. OSPF Host Route Settings window
Use the window below to set up OSPF host routes.
Figure 5- 40. OSPF Host Route Settings – Add window
Specify the host route settings and click the
Apply
button to add or change the settings. The new settings will appear listed
in the
OSPF Host Route Settings
window. To view the previous window, click the
Show All OSPF Host Route Entries
link to return to the previous window.
The following fields are configured for OSPF host route:
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.
