Lydia

As you are discovering there are not many options for filtering OSPF. This is in part because the design of the protocol as a link state protocol is based on the assumption that the routers need a complete understanding of the network topology so that they can draw an accurate topology map and avoid loops.

There is limited ability to use access lists with distribute lists. Distribute list outbound for OSPF is not supported at all. Inbound distribute list for OSPF is supported but does not operate as it does for other routing protocols or as some people assume. If you configure an inbound distribute list you can prevent some routes from showing up in the routing table. But the LSAs (which is how the routes are advertised) are still in the Link State Data Base and will still be advertised to other OSPF neighbors. So using distribute list inbound is only locally effective and does not affect what is advertised to other neighbors.

HTH

Rick

Hi,

Totally agree with Rick, but just to add a small detail, you can also do filtering Between OSPF Areas - LSA type 3 filtering on ABRs - The ABRs can filter network addresses being advertised by type 3 LSAs either into or out of an area.

Example (from Jeff Doyle's)

router ospf 1

area 25 filter-list prefix area25outbound out

!

ip prefix-list area25outbound seq 10 deny 192.168.1.0/24

ip prefix-list area25outbound seq 20 permit 0.0.0.0/0 le 32

I've checked the feature navigator for you, and it seems that the 3750 doesn't support OSPF ABR type 3 LSA Filtering .

HTH,

Mohammed Mahmoud.

Hi Lydia.

I strongly agree with Rick.Just confirm some doubts in your mind.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00804556f4.html#wp1027265

Hope this help!

Thot