CCNPv7 ROUTE Lab3-1 OSPF-Virtual-Links Student

CCNPv7 ROUTE
Chapter 3 Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Topology
Objectives
Configure multi-area OSPF on a router.
Verify multi-area behavior.
Create an OSPF virtual link.
Summarize an area.
Generate a default route into OSPF.
Background
You are responsible for configuring the new network to connect your companys engineering, marketing, and
accounting departments, represented by loopback interfaces on each of the three routers. The physical devices have
just been installed and connected by serial cables. Configure multiple-area OSPFv2 to allow full connectivity between
all departments.
In addition, R1 has a loopback interface representing a connection to the Internet. This connection will not be added
into OSPFv2. R3 will have four additional loopback interfaces representing connections to branch offices.
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Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links
Note: This lab uses Cisco 1941 routers with Cisco IOS Release 15.4 with IP Base. The switches are Cisco WSC2960-24TT-L with Fast Ethernet interfaces, therefore the router will use routing metrics associated with a 100 Mb/s
interface. Depending on the router or switch model and Cisco IOS Software version, the commands available and
output produced might vary from what is shown in this lab.
Required Resources
3 routers (Cisco IOS Release 15.2 or comparable)
Serial and Ethernet cables
Step 0: Suggested starting configurations.

a. Apply the following configuration to each router along with the appropriate hostname. The exec-timeout 0 0
command should only be used in a lab environment.
Router(config)# no ip domain-lookup
Router(config)# line con 0
Router(config-line)# logging synchronous
Router(config-line)# exec-timeout 0 0
Step 1: Configure addressing and loopbacks.

Using the addressing scheme in the diagram, apply IP addresses to the serial interfaces on R1, R2, and R3. Create
loopbacks on R1, R2, and R3, and address them according to the diagram.
R1# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)# interface loopback 1
R1(config-if)# description Engineering Department
R1(config-if)# ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)# interface loopback 30
R1(config-if)# interface serial 0/0/0
R1(config-if)# clockrate 64000
R1(config-if)# no shutdown
R2(config-if)# description Marketing Department
R2(config-if)# clockrate 64000
R3(config-if)# description Accounting Department
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R3(config-if)#
R3(config-if)#
R3(config-if)#
R3(config-if)#
R3(config-if)#
R3(config-if)#
R3(config-if)#
R3(config-if)#

ip address 192.168.101.1 255.255.255.0
interface loopback 102
ip address 192.168.102.1 255.255.255.0
interface loopback 103
ip address 192.168.103.1 255.255.255.0
interface serial 0/0/1
ip address 10.1.23.3 255.255.255.0
no shutdown
Step 2: Add interfaces into OSPF.

a. Create OSPF process 1 and OSPF router ID on all three routers. Using the network command, configure the
subnet of the serial link between R1 and R2 to be in OSPF area 0. Add loopback 1 on R1 and loopback 2 on R2
into OSPF area 0.
Note: The default behavior of OSPF for loopback interfaces is to advertise a 32-bit host route. To ensure that the
full /24 network is advertised, use the ip ospf network point-to-point command. Change the network type on the
loopback interfaces so that they are advertised with the correct subnet.
R1(config)# router ospf 1
R1(config-router)# router-id 1.1.1.1
R1(config-router)# network 10.1.12.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
R1(config-router)# exit
R1(config-if)# ip ospf network point-to-point
R1(config-if)# end
The show ip ospf command should be used to verify the OSPF router ID. If the OSPF router ID is using a 32-bit
value other than the one specified by the router-id command, you can reset the router ID by using the clear ip
ospf pid process command and re-verify using the command show ip ospf.
R1# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 172.30.30.1
Start time: 04:19:23.024, Time elapsed: 00:31:01.416
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 3101)
Event-log enabled, Maximum number of events: 1000, Mode: cyclic
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
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R1# clear ip ospf 1 process

Reset OSPF process 1? [no]: yes
R1# show ip ospf
Start time: 04:19:23.024, Time elapsed: 00:31:01.416
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports area transit capability
Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 3101)
Event-log enabled, Maximum number of events: 1000, Mode: cyclic
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
R1#
R2(config-if)# end
Again, the show ip ospf command should be used to verify the OSPF router ID. If the OSPF router ID is using a
32-bit value other than the one specified by the router-id command, you can reset the router ID by using the
clear ip ospf pid process command and re-verify using the command show ip ospf.
b. Verify that you can see OSPF neighbors in the show ip ospf neighbors output on both routers. Verify that the
routers can see each others loopback with the show ip route command.
R1# show ip ospf neighbor
Neighbor ID
2.2.2.2
Pri
0
State
FULL/
Dead Time
00:00:30
Address
10.1.12.2
Interface
Serial0/0/0
R1# show ip route

Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
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ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
a - application route
+ - replicated route, % - next hop override
Gateway of last resort is not set

C
L
O
C
L
C
L
R1#
10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 5 subnets, 2 masks

10.1.1.0/24 is directly connected, Loopback1
10.1.2.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.12.2, 00:05:04, Serial0/0/0
10.1.12.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0

Neighbor ID
1.1.1.1
Pri
0
State
FULL/
Dead Time
00:00:30
Address
10.1.12.1
Interface
Serial0/0/0
R2# show ip route

O
C
L
C
L
C
L
R2#
c.

10.1.1.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.12.1, 00:06:33, Serial0/0/0
Add the subnet between R2 and R3 into OSPF area 23 using the network command. Add loopback 3 on R3 into
area 23.
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Again, the show ip ospf command should used to verify the OSPF router ID. If the OSPF router ID is using a 32bit value other than the one specified by the router-id command, you can reset the router ID by using the clear ip
ospf pid process command and re-verify using the command show ip ospf.
d. Verify that this neighbor relationship comes up with the show ip ospf neighbors command.
Neighbor ID
1.1.1.1
3.3.3.3
R2#
Pri
0
0
State
FULL/
FULL/
Dead Time
00:00:35
00:00:33
Address
10.1.12.1
10.1.23.3
Interface
Serial0/0/0
Serial0/0/1
Step 3: Create a virtual link.

e. Add loopbacks 100 through 103 on R3 to R3s OSPF process in area 100 using the network command. Change
the network type to advertise the correct subnet mask.
f.
Look at the output of the show ip route command on R2. Notice that the routes to those networks do not appear.
The reason for this behavior is that area 100 on R3 is not connected to the backbone. It is only connected to area
23. If an area is not connected to the backbone, its routes are not advertised outside of its area.
R2#show ip route
O
C
L
O
C
L
C

10.1.1.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.12.1, 00:09:22, Serial0/0/0
10.1.3.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:08:03, Serial0/0/1
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L
R2#

What would happen if routes could pass between areas without going through the backbone?
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You can get around this situation by creating a virtual link. A virtual link is an OSPF feature that creates a logical
extension of the backbone area across a regular area, without actually adding any physical interfaces into area 0.
Note: Prior to creating a virtual link you need to identify the OSPF router ID for the routers involved (R2 and R3),
using a command such as show ip ospf, show ip protocols or show ip ospf interface. The output for the show
ip ospf command on R1 and R3 is shown below.
R2# show ip ospf
<output omitted>
R3# show ip ospf
<output omitted>
g. Create a virtual link using the area transit_area virtual-link router-id OSPF configuration command on both R2
and R3.
R2(config-router)# area 23 virtual-link 3.3.3.3
R2(config-router)#
R3(config-router)# area 23 virtual-link 2.2.2.2
*Aug 9 12:47:46.110: %OSPF-5-ADJCHG: Process 1, Nbr 2.2.2.2 on OSPF_VL0 from
LOADING to FULL, Loading Done
R3(config-router)#
Notice after virtual links are established IOS will report full adjacency between both routers.
h. After you see the adjacency over the virtual interface come up, issue the show ip route command on R2 and see
the routes from area 100. You can verify the virtual link with the show ip ospf neighbor and show ip ospf
interface commands.
R2# show ip route
O

10.1.1.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.12.1, 00:18:16, Serial0/0/0
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C
L
O
C
L
C
L
O IA
O IA
O IA
O IA
R2#

10.1.3.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:16:57, Serial0/0/1
192.168.100.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:03:28, Serial0/0/1
192.168.101.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:03:28, Serial0/0/1
192.168.102.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:03:28, Serial0/0/1
192.168.103.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:03:28, Serial0/0/1

Neighbor ID
Pri
State
3.3.3.3
0
FULL/
1.1.1.1
0
FULL/
3.3.3.3
0
FULL/
Dead Time
00:00:38
00:00:35
Address
10.1.23.3
10.1.12.1
10.1.23.3
Interface
OSPF_VL0
Serial0/0/0
Serial0/0/1
R2# show ip ospf interface

OSPF_VL0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 10.1.23.2/24, Area 0, Attached via Not Attached
Process ID 1, Router ID 2.2.2.2, Network Type VIRTUAL_LINK, Cost: 64
Topology-MTID
Cost
Disabled
Shutdown
Topology Name
0
64
no
no
Base
Configured as demand circuit
Run as demand circuit
DoNotAge LSA allowed
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:02
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Index 3/4, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 3.3.3.3 (Hello suppressed)
Suppress hello for 1 neighbor(s)
<output omitted>
When are virtual links useful?
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Why are virtual links a poor long-term solution?
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Step 4: Summarize an area.

Loopbacks 100 through 103 can be summarized into one supernet of 192.168.100.0 /22. You can configure area 100
to be represented by this single summary route.
i.
Configure R3 (the ABR) to summarize this area using the area area range network mask command.
R3(config-router)# area 100 range 192.168.100.0 255.255.252.0
j.
You can see the summary route on R2 with the show ip route and show ip ospf database commands.
R2#show ip route
O
C
L
O
C
L
C
L
O IA
R2#

10.1.1.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.12.1, 00:24:14, Serial0/0/0
10.1.3.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:22:55, Serial0/0/1
192.168.100.0/22 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:00:04, Serial0/0/1
R2# show ip ospf database

OSPF Router with ID (2.2.2.2) (Process ID 1)
Router Link States (Area 0)
Link ID
1.1.1.1
2.2.2.2
3.3.3.3
ADV Router
1.1.1.1
2.2.2.2
3.3.3.3
Age
98
608
1
Seq#
0x80000006
0x80000006
(DNA) 0x80000002
Checksum
0x00AA98
0x00AF0B
0x00ADFC
Link count
3
4
1
Summary Net Link States (Area 0)

Link ID
10.1.3.0
10.1.3.0
10.1.23.0
10.1.23.0
192.168.100.0
ADV Router
2.2.2.2
3.3.3.3
2.2.2.2
3.3.3.3
3.3.3.3
Age
1408
1
1482
1
1
Seq#
0x80000001
(DNA) 0x80000002
0x80000001
(DNA) 0x80000002
(DNA) 0x80000003
Checksum
0x002ABB
0x008799
0x00438F
0x0023AA
0x00243F
Router Link States (Area 23)
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Link ID
2.2.2.2
3.3.3.3

ADV Router
2.2.2.2
3.3.3.3
Age
608
609
Seq#
Checksum Link count
0x80000003 0x0099A1 2
0x80000005 0x00E92B 3
Summary Net Link States (Area 23)

Link ID
10.1.1.0
10.1.2.0
10.1.12.0
192.168.100.0
R2#
k.
ADV Router
2.2.2.2
2.2.2.2
2.2.2.2
3.3.3.3
Age
1482
1482
1482
43
Seq#
0x80000002
0x80000002
0x80000002
0x80000002
Checksum
0x003EA8
0x00B075
0x00BA22
0x00263E
Notice on R3 that OSPF has generated a summary route pointing toward Null0.
R3#show ip route
O
O
C
L
O
C
L
O
C
L
C
L
C
L
C
L
R3#

10.1.1.0/24 [110/129] via 10.1.23.2, 00:02:17, Serial0/0/1
10.1.2.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.2, 00:02:17, Serial0/0/1
10.1.12.0/24 [110/128] via 10.1.23.2, 00:02:17, Serial0/0/1
192.168.100.0/22 is a summary, 00:02:17, Null0
This behavior is known as sending unknown traffic to the bit bucket. This means that if the router advertising the
summary route receives a packet destined for something covered by that summary but not in the routing table, it
drops it.
What is the reasoning behind this behavior?
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Step 5: Generate a default route into OSPF.

You can simulate loopback 30 on R1 to be a connection to the Internet. You do not need to advertise this specific
network to the rest of the network. Instead, you can just have a default route for all unknown traffic to go to R1.
l.
To have R1 generate a default route, use the OSPF configuration command default-information originate
always. The always keyword is necessary for generating a default route in this scenario. Without this keyword, a
default route is generated only into OSPF if one exists in the routing table.
R1(config-router)# default-information originate always
m. Verify that the default route appears on R2 and R3 with the show ip route command.
R2#show ip route
Gateway of last resort is 10.1.12.1 to network 0.0.0.0
O*E2
O
C
L
O
C
L
C
L
O IA
R2#
0.0.0.0/0 [110/1] via 10.1.12.1, 00:00:13, Serial0/0/0

10.1.1.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.12.1, 00:28:42, Serial0/0/0
10.1.3.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:27:23, Serial0/0/1
192.168.100.0/22 [110/65] via 10.1.23.3, 00:04:32, Serial0/0/1
R3#show ip route
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Gateway of last resort is 10.1.23.2 to network 0.0.0.0

O*E2
O
O
C
L
O
C
L
O
C
L
C
L
C
L
C
L
R3#
0.0.0.0/0 [110/1] via 10.1.23.2, 00:00:45, Serial0/0/1

10.1.1.0/24 [110/129] via 10.1.23.2, 00:05:08, Serial0/0/1
10.1.2.0/24 [110/65] via 10.1.23.2, 00:05:08, Serial0/0/1
10.1.12.0/24 [110/128] via 10.1.23.2, 00:05:08, Serial0/0/1
192.168.100.0/22 is a summary, 00:05:08, Null0
n. You should be able to ping the interface connecting to the Internet from R2 or R3, despite never being advertised
into OSPF.
R3# ping 172.30.30.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.30.30.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 28/30/32 ms
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Chapter 3 Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Configure multi-area OSPF on a router.

Verify multi-area behavior.

Create an OSPF virtual link.

Generate a default route into OSPF.

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

3 routers (Cisco IOS Release 15.2 or comparable)

Serial and Ethernet cables

Step 0: Suggested starting configurations.

Step 1: Configure addressing and loopbacks.

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Step 2: Add interfaces into OSPF.

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

R1# clear ip ospf 1 process

R1# show ip route

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Gateway of last resort is not set

10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 5 subnets, 2 masks

R2# show ip ospf neighbor

R2# show ip route

10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 7 subnets, 2 masks

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

R3(config-if)# ip ospf network point-to-point

Step 3: Create a virtual link.

10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 8 subnets, 2 masks

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 8 subnets, 2 masks

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

10.1.2.0/24 is directly connected, Loopback2

R2# show ip ospf neighbor

R2# show ip ospf interface

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Step 4: Summarize an area.

10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 8 subnets, 2 masks

R2# show ip ospf database

Summary Net Link States (Area 0)

Router Link States (Area 23)

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Summary Net Link States (Area 23)

10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 7 subnets, 2 masks

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Step 5: Generate a default route into OSPF.

0.0.0.0/0 [110/1] via 10.1.12.1, 00:00:13, Serial0/0/0

Lab 3-1, OSPF Virtual Links

Gateway of last resort is 10.1.23.2 to network 0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0/0 [110/1] via 10.1.23.2, 00:00:45, Serial0/0/1

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