Thats right it is just a 32 bit address to identify a router in OSPF.. but it is not an IP address. This way I was thinking whether configuring this address as the virtual link peer of the other ABR shall enable to bring the virtual link up?
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Kim Pedersen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As far as i know, its purely the router ID, which can be represented as an > IP address, but in fact its just a 32bit number. > > Kim > > Syed Zaidi wrote: > >> Hello! >> >> This is about Vlinks in OSPF. >> >> While configuring OSPF VL, we configure it between to non area0 ABRs, here >> I would like to know about this..--> when we actually configure these VLinks >> we define other ABR's Router-id on both the ABRs... well, what I want to >> know here is; whether this router-id can be the 32 bit address but NOT an >> actual interface IP address of any interfaces on both the ABRs? I mean is >> this setup ok, will it still bring the VIRTUAL LINK up? >> >> Waiting for a quick answer ASAP. >> >> Regards, >> Syed >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please >> visit www.ipexpert.com >> >> > > -- > > // Freedom Matters > // Follow my progress on: http://kpjungle.wordpress.com > >
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