OSPF Interface Parameters
This window lists all WSD Pro OSPF interfaces:
IP Address The IP Address of this OSPF interface.
Designated Router The IP Address of the designated router.
Backup Designated Router The IP Address of the backup designated router.
Interface State The interface state of the OSPF interface:
Down The OSPF interface is down.
Local Triangulation The OSPF interface is in the Local Triangulation state.
Waiting The OSPF interface is currently waiting.
Point to Point The OSPF interface is in the point to point state.
Designated Router The OSPF interface is the designated router.
Backup Designated Router The OSPF interface is the backup designated router.
Other Designated Router Other routers are the designated and backup routers.
Admin Status The administrative status of the OSPF in the router. Enabled means that the OSPF process is active on at least one interface. Disabled means the process is not active on any interfaces.
Interface Type The OSPF interface type. Broadcast LANs are broadcast type, x.25 and Frame Relay are NBMA type, and point to point LANs are Point to Point type.
Priority The priority of this interface. The value 0 means that this router is not eligible to become the designated router on the current network. If more than one routers has the same priority then the router ID is used.
Hello Interval The number of seconds between Hello packets. All routers attached to a common network must have the same Hello Interval.
Time Before Declare Router Dead The number of seconds that a router's hello packets have not been seen before the router's neighbors declare the router down. The Time Before Declare Router Dead value must be a multiple of the Hello Interval. All routers attached to a common network must have the Time Before Declare Router Dead value.
Interface Authentication Key The authentication key for the interface.
Authentication Type The type of authentication key for the interface.
Metric Value The metric for this type of service on the interface.