Setup guide

Virtual Links
Description
Property Description
Notes
Example
Neighbours
Description
Property Description
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Example
General Information
Summary
Wandy RouterOS implements OSPF Version 2 (RFC 2328). The OSPF protocol is the link-state
protocol that takes care of the routes in the dynamic network structure that can employ different
paths to its subnetworks. It always chooses shortest path to the subnetwork first.
Specifications
Packages required: routing
License required: level3
routing ospf
Standards and Technologies: OSPF
Hardware usage: Not significant
Related Documents
• Package Management
• IP Addresses and ARP
• Routes, Equal Cost Multipath Routing, Policy Routing
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Log Management
Description
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) dynamic routing protocol distributes routing information between
the routers belonging to a single autonomous system (AS). An AS is a group of routers exchanging
routing information via a common routing protocol.
In order to deploy the OSPF all routers it will be running on should be configured in a coordinated
manner (note that it also means that the routers should have the same MTU for all the networks
advertized by OSPF protocol). Routers belonging to one area should have the same area ID
configured.
OSPF areas provide a convenient way to segregate your AS into logical units. However, you should
try to minimize the count of OSPF areas to avoid unnecessary complication of setups.
After you have divided your networks in areas, you have to configure the following settings on each
of OSPF routers: