Scenario 3-3: How OSPF Monitors, Manages, and Maintains Routes

In this scenario, you re-examine in detail the network in Figure 3-2 and discover some of the common OSPF commands for monitoring, managing, and maintaining IP routing tables. This scenario also looks at ways to configure OSPF to modify IP routing table entries, such as cost metrics and DR/BDR election.

Table 3-4 displays a summary of the commands executed in this scenario.

Table 3-4. OSPF Commands for Monitoring, Managing, and Maintaining IP Routing Tables
Command Description
show ip ospf Displays the OSPF process and details such as OSPF process ID and router ID.
show ip ospf database Displays routers topological database.
show ip ospf neighbor Displays OSPF neighbors.
show ip ospf ...

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