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Lab 8
Single-Area and Multiarea OSPF
Configuration
This CCNA Video Mentor lab shows how to configure OSPF using several different styles of OSPF
network commands, both for a single area and for multiple areas. In particular, the objectives of this
lab are the following:
Configure the OSPF network command to correctly match an interface and place it into the
correct area
Describe generally how the wildcard mask controls how the OSPF network command works
Configure an Area Border Router (ABR) by placing different interfaces in different areas
Distinguish between intra-area and interarea OSPF-learned routes
Describe how a router picks its router ID (RID)
Scenario
This lab contains three main steps, as follows:
Step 1.
Examine the single-area OSPF configuration on three routers (R1, R2, and R3)
Step 2.
Configure an Area Border Router (ABR) to be connected to multiple OSPF areas
Step 3.
Analyze how a router chooses its OSPF RID and verify the RID chosen by a router
Initial Configurations: Lab Step 1
Examples 8-1 through 8-3 show the pertinent initial configurations of routers R1, R2, and R3. All
routers begin with all pertinent IP addresses configured, all necessary links up, and OSPF configured
to put all links into area 0, as illustrated in Figure 8-1. As usual, the parts of the configurations not
relevant to this lab have been omitted.
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Example 8-1
Initial Configuration for R1
hostname R1
!
interface FastEthernet 0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface FastEthernet 0/1
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface loopback 1
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface loopback 2
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
router ospf 1
network [Link] [Link] area 0
network [Link] [Link] area 0
Example 8-2
Initial Configuration for R2
interface FastEthernet 0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface FastEthernet 0/1
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface loopback 1
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
router ospf 1
network [Link] [Link] area 0
Example 8-3
Initial Configuration for R3
interface FastEthernet 0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface FastEthernet 0/1
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
router ospf 2
network [Link]
[Link] area 0
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Initial Configurations: Lab Step 2
Lab 8s second step adds routers R5 and R6 to the network topology. Examples 8-4 and 8-5 show
the initial configurations on these routers needed to begin Step 2. Both routers begin with all pertinent IP addresses configured and all necessary links up, but OSPF is configured on R6 only. The
OSPF configuration matches the design shown in Figure 8-1.
Example 8-4
R5 Initial Configuration Needed to Begin Step 2
hostname R5
!
interface Serial0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
Example 8-6
R6 Initial Configuration Needed to Begin Step 2
hostname R6
!
interface Serial0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
!
router ospf 1
network [Link] [Link] area 6
Ending Configurations
This lab video ends with R1 having added configuration to support areas 5 and 6 and with OSPF
configuration having been added to router R5. Example 8-6 shows the configuration added to R1,
with Example 8-7 showing all pertinent configuration of R5.
Example 8-6
Configuration Added to R1 During the Video
interface Serial0/1/0
ip address [Link] [Link]
clock rate 1536000
no shutdown
!
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Example 8-6
Configuration Added to R1 During the Video
continued
interface Serial0/1/1
ip address [Link] [Link]
clock rate 1536000
no shutdown
!
router ospf 1
network [Link] [Link] area 5
network [Link] [Link] area 6
Example 8-7
Configuration Added to R5 During the Video
router ospf 1
network [Link] [Link] area 5
Video Presentation Reference
This video includes several figures and one table that both help explain the scenario in the lab and
list important reference information.
Because the video is organized into three separate steps, the reference materials have been organized
into three separate sections. Each section simply lists these figures and tables for reference.
Step 1 Reference
Figure 8-1
Three Routers and Four LAN Subnets Used in Step 1
4!
4
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Figure 8-2
OSPF Configuration
Subnets and OSPF Areas Used in Step 1
All Subnets Use a /24 ([Link]) Subnet Mask
Subnet
[Link]/24
Subnet
[Link]/24
R2
R3
172.22.12
Fa0/0
Area 0
172.22.13
Fa0/0
.3
Subnet
[Link]/24
Fa0/1
172.22.10
.1
R1
172.22.11
Fa0/0
.1
Subnet
[Link]/24
Figure 8-3
Format of the OSPF network Command
! "
# !
$
% !
&
Table 8-1
' ( !
! $(
! !
)"*
Sample OSPF network Command Wildcard Masks and Their Meanings
Wildcard Mask
Meaning
[Link]
Compare the entire address
[Link]
Compare the first 3 octets only
[Link]
Compare the first 2 octets only
[Link]
Compare the first octet only
[Link]
No need to compare anythingall addresses are considered to match
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Step 2 Reference
Figure 8-4
Expanded Topology for Step 2
4!
4
4#
4$
Figure 8-5
Subnet Numbers in Step 2
4!
4
4#
4$
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Figure 8-6
OSPF Configuration
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Area Design for Expanded Topology
Area 0
Fa0/0
Fa0/0
R2
R3
Fa0/1
Fa0/1
Fa0/1
Fa0/0
S0/1/0
R1
S0/1/1
Area 6
Area 5
S0/0
R5
Fa0/0
S0/0
R6
Fa0/0
Step 3 Reference
OSPF chooses its router ID using the following sequence of choices:
1. As configured with the OSPF router-id command (as configured under the router ospf command).
2. If the router-id command is not configured, the router uses the highest IP address of all
up/up loopback interfaces.
3. If steps 1 and 2 do not define the OSPF RID, the router uses the highest IP address of all
up/up non-loopback interfaces.
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Figure 8-7
Examples of OSPF Router ID Choices
4
4
4!
