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| author | Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org> | 2013-04-17 13:06:40 +0200 |
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| committer | Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@crfreenet.org> | 2013-04-17 13:06:40 +0200 |
| commit | 8df02847e8af29863c325b7297e3a2b2ed5f961c (patch) | |
| tree | 58b34a7cf7693fd08c9689e5b1726ef78034f6dc /doc/bird.sgml | |
| parent | cd3b02d198093abbbe671f647e4deb2470eb9cf1 (diff) | |
Fixes a compatibility issue in OSPFv2 PtP links.
BIRD used zero netmask in hello packets on all PtP links, not just on
unnumbered ones. This patch fixes it and adds option 'ptp netmask'
for overriding the default behavior.
Thanks to Alexander V. Chernikov for the original patch.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/bird.sgml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bird.sgml | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index 300a71f3..fab49105 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -1940,6 +1940,7 @@ protocol ospf <name> { nonbroadcast|nbma|pointomultipoint|ptmp]; strict nonbroadcast <switch>; real broadcast <switch>; + ptp netmask <switch>; check link <switch>; ecmp weight <num>; authentication [none|simple|cryptographic]; @@ -2183,6 +2184,18 @@ protocol ospf <name> { probably is not interoperable with other OSPF implementations. Default value is no. + <tag>ptp netmask <m/switch/</tag> + In <cf/type ptp/ network configurations, OSPFv2 + implementations should ignore received netmask field in hello + packets and should send hello packets with zero netmask field + on unnumbered PtP links. But some OSPFv2 implementations + perform netmask checking even for PtP links. This option + specifies whether real netmask will be used in hello packets + on <cf/type ptp/ interfaces. You should ignore this option + unless you meet some compatibility problems related to this + issue. Default value is no for unnumbered PtP links, yes + otherwise. + <tag>check link <M>switch</M></tag> If set, a hardware link state (reported by OS) is taken into consideration. When a link disappears (e.g. an ethernet cable is |