OSPF Packet Tracer issue

Need help! I'm having an issue with OSPF with packet tracer. I have enabled ospf on all 3 routers, but no updates are being sent and if I do a sh ip route, no ospf routes are listed. Also, sh ip ospf neighbor shows nothing as well. All 3 routers are conf for area 0. Has anyone run into issues with ospf and packet tracker. Thanks for the help! Here's output from the sh ip pro and sh ip int b from R1:

Routing Protocol is "ospf 1"
Outgoing update filter list for all interfaces is not set
Incoming update filter list for all interfaces is not set
Router ID 192.168.1.1
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
Maximum path: 4
Routing for Networks:
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 area 0
Routing Information Sources:
Gateway Distance Last Update
Distance: (default is 110)

Router#sh ip int b
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol

FastEthernet0/0 192.168.1.1 YES manual up up

Serial0/0 68.110.171.98 YES manual up up

FastEthernet1/0 unassigned YES manual up down

FastEthernet1/1 unassigned YES manual up down

Output from R2:

Routing Protocol is "ospf 1"
Outgoing update filter list for all interfaces is not set
Incoming update filter list for all interfaces is not set
Router ID 192.168.20.1
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
Maximum path: 4
Routing for Networks:
192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0
Routing Information Sources:
Gateway Distance Last Update
Distance: (default is 110)

R2#sh ip int b
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol

FastEthernet0/0 192.168.1.2 YES manual up up

FastEthernet0/0.10 192.168.10.1 YES manual up up

FastEthernet0/0.20 192.168.20.1 YES manual up up

Serial1/0 192.168.2.1 YES manual up up

Serial1/1 unassigned YES manual down down

Serial1/2 unassigned YES manual down down

Serial1/3 unassigned YES manual down down

Output from R3:

R3#sh ip pro
Routing Protocol is "ospf 1"
Outgoing update filter list for all interfaces is not set
Incoming update filter list for all interfaces is not set
Router ID 192.168.3.1
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
Maximum path: 4
Routing for Networks:
192.168.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
Routing Information Sources:
Gateway Distance Last Update
Distance: (default is 110)

R3#sh ip int b
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol

FastEthernet0/0 192.168.3.1 YES manual up up

FastEthernet0/1 unassigned YES manual up down

Serial0/0 unassigned YES manual down down

Serial0/1 unassigned YES manual down down

Serial1/0 192.168.2.2 YES manual up up

Serial1/1 unassigned YES manual down down

Serial1/2 unassigned YES manual down down

Serial1/3 unassigned YES manual down down

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Comments

networker050184

I believe you have your network statements messed up. Give us the relevant running config or try a show ip ospf interface to make sure your network statements are encompassing the correct interfaces.

Selfmade

looks like the 192.168.1.0 network on router 1 needs a correct wildcard mask of 0.0.0.255 area 0

same thing for router 2, because you're using a class C address, not a class B

you have your wildcard masks wrong, that's the problem there chief

here's the easy way to get your wildcard masks correct

let's say your wildcard mask is 255.255.255.224

to figure it out

255.255.255.255
- 255.255.255.224

0.0.0.31 would be your wildcard mask

that's the easy way to ensure you get the correct wildcard masks

it works for all wildcard masks you have to calculate, just do 255.255.255.255 minus whatever the subnet mask is for the network and you have your wildcard mask

brewoz404

Thanks for the tip, had the network portion of the ospf command wrong on R3, once that was corrected, R2 and R3 exchanged updates. Still can't get R1 to work thought, here is the sh running-conf of R1:

Building configuration...
Current configuration : 696 bytes
!
version 12.2
service password-encryption
!
hostname Router
!
!
enable secret 5 $1$mERr$hx5rVt7rPNoS4wqbXKX7m0
!
!
!
!
ip ssh version 1
no ip domain-lookup
!
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
description CONNECTION TO SWITCH1
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
duplex full
speed 100
!
interface Serial0/0
ip address 68.110.171.98 255.255.255.224
!
interface FastEthernet1/0
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface FastEthernet1/1
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
!
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 area 0
!
ip classless
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 68.110.171.97
!
!
!
!
!
line con 0
password 7 0822455D0A16
login
line vty 0 4
login
!
!
end

Heres the conf for R2 which it's linked to:
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 846 bytes
!
version 12.2
service password-encryption
!
hostname R2
!
!
enable secret 5 $1$mERr$hx5rVt7rPNoS4wqbXKX7m0
!
!
!
!
ip ssh version 1
no ip domain-lookup
!
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
duplex full
speed 100
!
interface FastEthernet0/0.10
encapsulation dot1Q 10
ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface FastEthernet0/0.20
encapsulation dot1Q 20
ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
!
interface Serial1/0
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
clock rate 2000000
!
interface Serial1/1
no ip address
!
interface Serial1/2
no ip address
!
interface Serial1/3
no ip address
!
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
network 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0
!
ip classless
!
!
!
!
!
line con 0
password 7 0822455D0A16
logging synchronous
login
line vty 0 4
password 7 0822455D0A16
login
!
!
end

brewoz404

Thanks for the help guys! That was it!! Incorrect network statements on R1 and R3. Changed on R1 to network 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 area 0 and R3 network 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0. Once those changes were made, ospf worked!!

THANKS AGAIN!

Selfmade

i'm going to PM you my email address, if you can send me the Packet Tracer file within the next 2 hours before I leave for work (if i go to work) then i can help you figure it out

i need a big picture here, your output is only one part of the picture

Selfmade

well glad you got it working lol

OSPF is all about getting your wildcard masks and network addresses correct

once you master that, the rest is easy