Switch User Manual

96 IP Routing Conﬁguration and Management

ip ospf area command

The ip ospf area command is used to assign an interface to an OSPF

area.

The syntax of the ip ospf area command is:

ip ospf area <ip_address>

The <ip_address> parameter represents the unique ID of the area to

which the interface connects. An area ID of 0.0.0.0 indicates the OSPF area

backbone and is created automatically by the switch.

The ip ospf area command is executed in the Interface Conﬁguration

mode.

ip ospf authentication-key command

The ip ospf authentication-key command is used to conﬁgure an

interface authentication password.

The syntax of the ip ospf authentication-key command is:

ip opsf authentication-key <password>

The <password> parameter is the password to be conﬁgured. This

password can be up to 8 characters in length.

The ip opsf authentication-key command is executed in the

Interface Conﬁguration mode.

ip ospf authentication-type command

The ip ospf authentication-type command is used to conﬁgure the

interface authentication type.

The syntax of the ip ospf authentication-type command is:

ip ospf authentication-type {message-digest | simple | none}

The ip ospf authentication-type command is executed in the

Interface Conﬁguration mode.

ip ospf cost command

The ip ospf cost command is used to assign a cost to an interface.

The syntax of the ip ospf cost command is:

ip ospf cost <interface_cost>

The <interface_cost> parameter is the cost assigned to the interface.

This is an integer value between 1 and 65535.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Conﬁguration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.1 27 August 2007