Multicast and Routing Guide K/KA/KB.15.15
ip-address Displays the OSPF interface information for the specified IP
address.
vlan-id Displays the OSPF interface information for the specified IP
address.
Table 16 (page 171) shows the information displayed for the OSPF interface.
Table 16 CLI display of OSPF interface information
ContentField
The local IP address for this interface.IP Address
enabled or disabled—Whether OSPF is currently enabled on this interface.Status
The ID of the area that this interface is in.Area ID
The current state of the interface. The value will be one of the following:State
DOWN The underlying VLAN is down.
WAIT, RCC The underlying VLAN is up, but we are waiting to hear hellos from other
routers on this interface before we run designated router election.
Pt-to-Pt When network interface is point-to-point, DR, BDR and Priority fields
are ‘n/a’ and State and Type should be ‘point-to-point’.
.DR This switch is the designated router for this interface.
BDR This switch is the backup designated router for this interface.
DROTHER This router is not the designated router or backup designated router for
this interface.
none or simple — Will be none if no authentication key is configured, simple if
an authentication key is configured. All routers running OSPF on the same link must
be using the same authentication type and key.
Auth-type
The name of the key chain configured for the specified interface. (See the Access
Security Guide for your switch.)
Chain
The OSPF's metric for this interface.Cost
This routing switch's priority on this interface for use in the designated router election
algorithm.
Pri
Whether the interface sends link-state advertisements (LSAs) to all other routers in the
same Autonomous System (AS.)
Passive
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