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OSPF split horizon and default route

Stanko Jankovic
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Does split horizon prevent the advertisement of the default route over the interface which is the outgoing interface of the default route (when default-information originate is configured in OSPF)?

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Bilal Nawaz
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No, the split horizon rule runs in EIGRP, RIP to prevent routing loops - preventing the route it learned through one interface and advertising back out the same interface. OSPF is a link state protocol working out the topology by building the shortest path tree, so split horizon rule does not count in OSPF.

With the default-information originate command the router must know its own default route already to be able to advertise this default route, it generates a type 5 LSA in to the ospf database. However, if you want to forcefully advertise the default route, without containing a default route in the routing table, then have the 'always' key word.

router ospf 1

default-information originate always

Hope this helps

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_configuration_example09186a00801ec9f0.shtml

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Bilal Nawaz
VIP Alumni
VIP Alumni

No, the split horizon rule runs in EIGRP, RIP to prevent routing loops - preventing the route it learned through one interface and advertising back out the same interface. OSPF is a link state protocol working out the topology by building the shortest path tree, so split horizon rule does not count in OSPF.

With the default-information originate command the router must know its own default route already to be able to advertise this default route, it generates a type 5 LSA in to the ospf database. However, if you want to forcefully advertise the default route, without containing a default route in the routing table, then have the 'always' key word.

router ospf 1

default-information originate always

Hope this helps

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_configuration_example09186a00801ec9f0.shtml

Please rate useful posts & remember to mark any solved questions as answered. Thank you.

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