OSPF route filtering

mbuillon · ‎04-03-2008

Hello,

In the same OSPF process, within the same area 0, i want to filter subnet advertised by a router.

Exemple:

Router A,B and C are in Area 0. They all have a i address in the subnet 10.1.1.0

But router A advertise routes from other enterprise. Then only 2 route interest me. Then i want to filter routes advertised by router A to put in the ospf database only the subnet i want.

Is it possible ?

thanks for reply

Edison Ortiz · ‎04-03-2008

No, it's not possible. You are only allowed to filter LSAs when going from one OSPF area to another OSPF area, you can't filter LSAs within the same area.

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Edison.

marikakis · ‎04-03-2008

Hello,

What do you mean when saying "But router A advertise routes from other enterprise." ? How does this advertisement happen? If it is done via redistribution, then filtering of resulting external routes at the originating ASBR (distribute-list out) might be an option (depends on the reason for those advertisements, whether they are needed elsewhere in the network or not). Filtering of the externals in the out direction can only be done at the originating ASBR.

Kind Regards,

M.

mbuillon · ‎04-03-2008

Hello,

I mean that router A advertise some route i do not want in my network. But some of them intereste me.

Then routers B and C must filter incoming LSA form Router A.

marikakis · ‎04-03-2008

How does router A become aware of the routes of the other enterprise in the first place? Is router A running OSPF with one of the other enterprise routers? Or some other routing protocol?

Incoming LSA filtering (distribute-list in) on routers B, C will only cause routes not to be put in their routing tables (the LSAs will still be propagated). Incoming LSA filtering is not a recommended configuration:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_q_and_a_item09186a0080094704.shtml#q12

Kind Regards,

M.

Thotsaphon Lueangwattanaphong · ‎04-03-2008

Hi MAXIME,

What's going on when the OSPF database is not consistent within the same area. How do we know that the routing is using an optimal path and see the same picture in that area.Let LSAs are advertised through the area. You can filter routes in the ospf database from being installed in the routing table by using a command.

Hopes this helps

Thot

mbuillon · ‎04-03-2008

thanks all for your reply.

Then i have considered another configuration

Router A is not in the OSPF and i use static route. My goal is to have only one active route to subnet 10.2 and 10.3. With this configuration in router B and C, all my router in OSPF know subnet 10.2 and 10.3 from 2 routers but add route from B only.

Config router B:

Ip route 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0 10.250.254.254 10

Ip route 10.3.0.0 255.255.0.0 10.250.254.254 10

Access-list 13 permit 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0

Route map FromRouterA permit 10

Match ip address 13

Set metric-type type-1

Router ospf 200

redistribute static subnets route-map FromRouterA

Config router C:

Ip route 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0 10.250.254.254 50

Ip route 10.3.0.0 255.255.0.0 10.250.254.254 50

Access-list 13 permit 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0

Route map FromRouterA permit 10

Match ip address 13

Set metric-type type-1

Router ospf 200

redistribute static subnets route-map FromRouterA

Edison Ortiz · ‎04-03-2008

That's a very odd approach but I believe it should accomplish your needs.

Instead of using the weighted static route on B and C, I recommend using the metric option during the redistribution so OSPF speaking routers will choose Router B over C.

I also recommend using the default metric-type type-2 as you may find some devices choosing Router C over B because their cost is lower to C than B.

HTH,

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Edison.