Chapter 5. Adjust and Troubleshoot Single-Area OSPF

Although we will spend a little bit of time on it, you should already know how to configure basic single-area OSPF. This chapter focuses on the concepts and configurations to fine-tune the operation of OSPF, including manipulating the designated router / backup designated router (DR/BDR) election, propagating a default router, fine-tuning Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol interfaces, and authenticating OSPF neighbors.

Advanced Single-Area OSPF Configurations

In this section, we review the concepts and configurations to fine-tune the operation of OSPFv2 and OSPFv3.

Single-Area OSPF Configuration Review

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