Command Line Reference Guide

passive-interface
Suppress both receiving and sending routing updates on an interface.
Syntax
passive-interface {default | interface}
To enable both the receiving and sending routing, use the no passive-
interface interface command.
To return all OSPF interfaces (current and future) to active, use the no passive-
interface default command.
Parameters
default Enter the keyword default to make all OSPF interfaces
(current and future) passive.
interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number
information:
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For Port Channel groups, enter the keywords port-
channel
then a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan then a number from
1 to 4094.
Command
Modes
ROUTER OSPF
Command
History
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
Although the passive interface does not send or receive routing updates, the
network on that interface is still included in OSPF updates sent using other
interfaces.
The default keyword sets all interfaces as passive. You can then configure
individual interfaces, where adjacencies are desired, using the no passive-
interface
interface command. The no form of this command is inserted into
the configuration for individual interfaces when the no passive-interface
interface command is issued while passive-interface default is
configured.
This command behavior has changed as follows:
passive-interface interface
• The previous no passive-interface interface is removed from the
running configuration.
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)
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