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authorOndrej Filip <feela@network.cz>2000-09-02 08:54:40 +0000
committerOndrej Filip <feela@network.cz>2000-09-02 08:54:40 +0000
commite3bc10fdc49266db827af4e4062e639862037eb6 (patch)
tree0eaa4538e5d028c9bbb49e3a57b0d9444ee7be34 /doc/bird.sgml
parent5ddec4e6cfef8e5867d7440693894517f955e96f (diff)
Added stub interface. (Interface which is propagated to OSPF but
it does not sends nor listens packets.) I added some new options, please look at it and look into doc if it's OK.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/bird.sgml')
-rw-r--r--doc/bird.sgml25
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml
index 5441e31e..64ff8f74 100644
--- a/doc/bird.sgml
+++ b/doc/bird.sgml
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@ protocol ospf &lt;name&gt; {
interface &lt;interface pattern&gt;
{
cost &lt;num&gt;;
+ stub &lt;switch&gt;;
hello &lt;num&gt;;
poll &lt;num&gt;;
retransmit &lt;num&gt;;
@@ -1060,6 +1061,10 @@ protocol ospf &lt;name&gt; {
<tag>cost <M>num</M></tag>
Specifies output cost (metric) of an interface. Default value is 10.
+ <tag>stub <M>switch</M></tag>
+ If set to interface it does not listen to any packet and does not send
+ any hello. Default value is no.
+
<tag>hello <M>num</M></tag>
Specifies interval in seconds between sending of Hello messages. Beware, all
routers on the same network need to have the same hello interval.
@@ -1093,13 +1098,17 @@ protocol ospf &lt;name&gt; {
convenient to force use of a different type manually.
On broadcast networks, flooding and Hello messages are sent using multicasts (a single packet for all the neighbors).
+ <tag>type pointopoint</tag>
+ Point-to-point networks connect just 2 routers together. No election
+ is performed there which reduces the number of messages sent.
+
<tag>type nonbroadcast</tag>
On nonbroadcast networks, the packets are sent to each neighbor
separately because of lack of multicast capabilities.
- <tag>type pointopoint</tag>
- Point-to-point networks connect just 2 routers together. No election
- is performed there which reduces the number of messages sent.
+ <tag>strict nonbroadcast <M>switch</M></tag>
+ If set, don't send hello to any undefined neighbor. This switch
+ is ignored on on any non-NBMA network. Default is No.
<tag>authentication none</tag>
No passwords are sent in OSPF packets. This is the default value.
@@ -1116,10 +1125,6 @@ protocol ospf &lt;name&gt; {
A set of neighbors to which Hello messages on nonbroadcast networks
are to be sent. Some of them could be marked as eligible.
- <tag>strict nonbroadcast <M>switch</M></tag>
- If set, don't send hello to any undefined neighbor. This switch
- is ignored on on any non-NBMA network. Default is No.
-
</descrip>
<sect1>Attributes
@@ -1162,13 +1167,17 @@ protocol ospf MyOSPF {
interface "ppp*" {
cost 100;
};
+ interface "arc0" {
+ cost 10;
+ stub yes;
+ };
};
area 120 {
stub yes;
interface "-arc0" , "arc*" {
type nonbroadcast;
authentication none;
- strict nonbroadcast no;
+ strict nonbroadcast yes;
wait 120;
poll 40;
dead count 8;