08-23-2005 10:24 AM - edited 02-21-2020 12:20 AM
EXISTING SETUP:
My customer is on a flat network on a certain OSPF Area. ABR connects the area to the OSPF AS.
THE PROBLEM/QUESTION:
Iam now inserting the PIX 515E UR between my customers network and the ABR.
Do I need to implement OSPF on my PIX even if my customer remains a flat network?
Thanks.
08-23-2005 10:59 AM
If you need OSPF contunuity across the network you have to enable OSPF on PIX, Alternatively, you can rely on static routes.
HTH
08-26-2005 09:39 PM
but how will the pix speak to the abr which is talking ospf?
08-27-2005 08:39 PM
The PIX has to be configured with OSPF.
Thanks.
08-27-2005 09:45 PM
you have mentioned that i could do static as an alternative. is this possible without doing any redistribution on the router?
thanks
08-28-2005 08:00 AM
You can configure static routes w/o redistribution. Redistribution only injects your static/connected/learned networks into a routing protocol. No routing protocol, no redistribution.
If you have a single homed network, you don't necessarily need dynamic routing.
HTH.
08-28-2005 10:17 PM
iam just one of the site (area) among the 20 ospf areas in the whole AS.
is this being considered as single homed?
thx
08-29-2005 06:52 AM
If your link to the backbone area is a single connection then you are single-homed.
If you go static, you would still need to insert routes for your area via ABR into your backbone. ABR will become an ASBR.
Thanks.
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