Routing Protocol Question I cant understand
The OSPF dead timer is 3 minutes. But if I switch off a router for POC testing, the switchover is almost instant. Can anyone explain why?
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networker050184
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When the interface goes physically down the neighbor is removed immediately.An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
dppagc
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Oh I didnt know that. Thanks.
In that case what is the dead timer for?
Because they are not directly connected?
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OctalDump
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I should know the answer to this, but I'm only 80% sure it is for situations where the link is up but the router is not getting hellos for whatever reason - eg intermediate link is down (for example where there is an intermediate switch), interface has been configured passive, OSPF process has failed, overloaded router, etc.
So it could still have connectivity, pings etc, but OSPF is not working or has had configuration changed.2017 Goals - Something Cisco, Something Linux, Agile PM -
james43026
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Yeah, the dead timer basically does one thing. It allows the router to say to itself, if I haven't heard a hello from you within the constraints of the dead timer, then I'm going to consider you to be down.
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dppagc
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But if a router goes down, wouldnt its neighboring routers signal to other routers that it is down?
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Sy Kosys
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That's what the hello timer is for. With no hello packets being sent by R1 to R2, R2 will wait the dead interval specified before considering the R1 neighbor down.But if a router goes down, wouldnt its neighboring routers signal to other routers that it is down?
Isnt it faster than waiting for the dead interval?"The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”
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