Introduction

OSPF is in use in numerous networks worldwide. OSPF is also one of the most widely tested on protocols if you choose to pursue a networking certification. From a technical perspective, the overwhelming presence of OSPF ensures that almost everyone will encounter it at some point in their career. A result of these facts is that everyone should understand OSPF including how it operates, how to configure it, troubleshooting, and—most importantly—how to design a network that will use OSPF. You can see that everyone will be exposed to OSPF to some degree, and because it is highly likely that your family is surfing the Internet and having their packets pass over a network that is OSPF enabled, it is clear to me that they, too, might benefit ...

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