04-13-2018 08:20 AM - edited 03-08-2019 02:38 PM
Hi!
I have the following scenario: 3 blue routers are connected in Area 100 OSPF and the two edge router (the blue router on the left and the blue router on the right) have also one interface in Area 0 OSPF and are connected by a link in a VPLS. Later i simulated a fault on a link as shown in the following figure and i tried to perform a traceroute on the edge left blue router towards 172.16.80.2
In the first attempt i obtained:
1 172.16.200.2
2 * * *
3 * * *
4 * * *
5 * * *
6 172.16.80.1
In the second attempt i obtained :
1 172.16.200.2
2 172.16.80.1
Why in the first attempts the output shows the asterisks and in the second attempts it isn't shown? and why in the first attempt it is shown 6 hop?
Thanks
Paolo
04-14-2018 06:03 PM
How soon after the link fault did you run the trace?
04-14-2018 06:14 PM
LOL. I was gonna ask the exact same thing. If you tested straight after yiou downed the link, it could be convergence of the routing table was still taking place and you were testing against that. in your second attempt your routing table has most likely converged and you got a correct response
04-14-2018 11:54 PM - edited 04-15-2018 12:20 AM
Hi!
Thanks for your answer,
i was also thinking about traffic black holing due to time of reconvergence of OSPF or OSPF-LDP time of synchronization.....i waited few second (2 or 3).
Tomorrow I will repeat the test waiting more and i let you know.
Thanks
Paolo
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