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Title: DEC Network Integration Server (DECNIS)
Notice:Please read note 1 to use this conference effectively
Moderator:MARVIN::WELCH
Created:Wed Sep 18 1991
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3660
Total number of notes:15082

3559.0. "static route propagate to OSPF from BR90 to NIS?" by SNOFS1::63496::CHIUANDREW () Wed Feb 26 1997 01:32

    Hi,
    
    Just a quick question between DECnis V3.1-8B and DECbrouter90 V10.3
    running OSPF. It works fine, but when we redistribute static routes
    into OSPF from DECbrouter90 to DECnis, on the DECnis we see the
    default route 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 with path metric 4294967295 and
    prefer=100, I am sure it is sent from the DECbrouter90 (because if I
    disable the static -> OSPF redistribution), then I did not see default
    route 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 on the DECnis. 
    
    My question is: Why DECnis report the default route 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
    with path metric 4294967295 and prefer 100? Or should I say the problem
    is in the DECbrouter90?
    
    
    thanks in advance for help!
    Andrew Chiu - NSIS Sydney
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3559.1MARVIN::HARTTony Hart, InterNetworking Prod. Eng. GroupWed Feb 26 1997 02:526
Andrew,

	What is the "Source" attribute for the route, with a preference of 100
	it sounds like an ISIS L2 External rather than an OSPF route.

	Tony
3559.2more info, but still got the problem?SNOFS1::63496::CHIUANDREWThu Feb 27 1997 17:3722
    re .1,
    
    In my testing network, I only have DECnis500 and BR90, so I believe
    this default route was sent by Br90, yes, it's preference is 100 with
    the magic path metric and NO PATH NEXT HOP info at all.
    
    What happen when I reboot the decnis and at the same time, I disable
    static to OSPF redistribution, then the default route entry in DECnis
    is gone. So I say the default route was sent from BR90, but one thing I
    do not understand is that even I put the DECnis and br90 onto the same
    Ethernet, I stil got that default route on the decnis (if I enable
    static to OSPF redistribution).
    
    
    What should I do next to isolate the problem. (customer would like to
    have the static route redistribute via BR90 to DECNises (there are 10
    DECnises) to mininize the changes when they migrate to new private
    address space).
    
    
    thanks in advance for help!
    Andrew Chiu - NSIS Sydney
3559.3MARVIN::HARTTony Hart, InterNetworking Prod. Eng. GroupFri Feb 28 1997 04:5917
>    In my testing network, I only have DECnis500 and BR90, so I believe
>    this default route was sent by Br90, yes, it's preference is 100 with
>    the magic path metric and NO PATH NEXT HOP info at all.

	I don't think it was sent by the Br90, I think its the ISIS pseudo 
	default route to the nearest L2 router.  Try making the DECNIS a
	L2 router to see if the route goes away.  

	The route itself is acting as a discard route so its not forwarding
	packets.  It will be a problem hwoever if you have any OSPF type-2
	external routes since they will be masked by this route.

	Please enter a reply if making the DECNIS an L2 router removes
	the route. 

	Tony
  
3559.4MARVIN::HARTTony Hart, InterNetworking Prod. Eng. GroupFri Feb 28 1997 05:203
Alternatively, disable integrated ISIS on the DECNIS.

Tony
3559.5Sorry, I cannot test it again, but use static route instead!SNOFS1::63496::CHIUANDREWSun Mar 02 1997 19:3517
    re .3/.4
    
    Sorry for the late reply!
    
    We do not have enough time to disable Int-IS or set it as L2 router.
    What we did is to stop receiving static route propgation Br90 to
    DECnis, and use static route on ALL decnises so that it will have lower
    preference (e.g. 80), due to limited resoureces that I have so I cannot
    do any futher testing. But one thing, I agree is even we 'delete' the
    static route on BR90, we still see the magic default route, then we
    just use static route on decnises to avoid any futher down time to
    customer's network.
    Again DEcnis had bee configured as L1 router only (we are using RVP).
    
    thanks again for help!
    Andrew Chiu - NSIS