Can it be done? Ripv2-FR-OSPF and HOW?

DANMOH009

Hi,

Im in the process of configuring a lab testing my skills and ive hit a brick wall.

Basically i have one working internetwork running RIP and one Internetwork running OSPF.

I tried linking the two together via a frame relay link but im finding it a bit difficult.

I have configured the end routers on both internetworks to link together via a frame relay cloud and the map statements are correct.
I also configured these routers with default routes going out the serial interface towards the FR cloud ( and redistributed it to there own networks).

I can ping the FR links direct from the end routers successfully.

But pings from other routers in the network dont work.

I was wondering if one network is RIPv2 and the other side is OSPF will this work / can this work ????

If its way above the scope of the CCNA then i wont focus too much on it but it would be nice to know, If its in the scope of the CCNA then dam i need to know this because im super stuck at the moment.

networker050184

It can work yes. Not sure what your problem is though but it's certainly possible to get it going.

saspro

Internetwork Design Guide -- RIP and OSPF Redistribution - DocWiki should help

The IT Guy

here are a few troubleshooting tips that come to mind:

1. Double check your Frame Relay switch config commands Frame Relay Switch Configuration For Cisco Lab

2. Make sure you didnt leave out your metric in your redistibution command. Redistribution will not work without a applying a metric. (An exception for OSPF external routes that have a default seed metric of 20)

3. Ensure you dont have any old access-list, prefix-list, distribute-list, route maps etc. filtering traffic from previous configs. This sometimes happens when you use the same addressing schema all the time and not erase old configs

DANMOH009

Thanks,

Gonna read the guides from start to finish,

Is this knowledge also needed for the CCNA exam?

The IT Guy

I dont think you will come accross redistribution on the CCNA blueprint. View the exam topics on Cisco's site.

atorven

Can be done, just played around with it now, definitely not CCNA level. Had to manually specify the neighbours otherwise they wouldn't come up despite setting frame relay to broadcast.