ICND2 Chapter 11 Summary

Network Commands
For any interfaces matched by the network commands, the routing protocol tries the following two actions:
■ Attempt to find potential neighbors on the subnet connected to the interface
■ Advertise the subnet connected to that interface

Table 11-1

Key Commands to Find Routing Protocol Enabled Interfaces

Command
show ip eigrp interfaces
show ip ospf interface brief
show ip protocols
Key Information
Lists the interfaces on which the routing protocol is enabled (based on the network
commands), except passive interfaces.
Lists the interfaces on which the OSPF is enabled (based on the network
commands), including passive interfaces.
Lists the contents of the network configuration commands for each routing
process, and lists enabled but passive interfaces.

Table 11-2 Neighbor Requirements for EIGRP and OSPF

Requirement EIGRP OSPF
Interfaces must be in an up/up state Yes Yes
Interfaces must be in the same subnet Yes Yes
Must pass neighbor authentication (if configured) Yes Yes
Must use the same ASN/process-ID on the router configuration command Yes No
Hello and hold/dead timers must match No Yes
IP MTU must match No Yes
Router IDs must be unique No Yes
K-values must match Yes N/A
Must be in the same area N/A Yes

EIGRP Neighbor Requirements and the Best show/debug

Table 11-3

Commands
Requirement Best Command(s) to Isolate the Problem
Must be in the same subnet show interfaces
Must pass any neighbor authentication debug eigrp packets
Must use the same ASN on the router configuration show ip eigrp interfaces, show protocols
command
K-values must match show protocols

OSPF Neighbor Requirements and the Best show/debug

Table 11-4

Commands
Requirement Best Command(s) to Isolate the Problem
Must be in the same subnet show interfaces, debug ip ospf hello
Must pass any neighbor authentication debug ip ospf adj
Hello and hold/dead timers must match show ip ospf interface, debug ip ospf hello
Must be in the same area debug ip ospf adj, show ip ospf interface brief
Router IDs must be unique show ip ospf

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Command Reference
Command Description
ip hello-interval eigrp as-number timer-value Interface subcommand that sets the EIGRP Hello interval
for that EIGRP process.
ip hold-time eigrp as-number timer-value Interface subcommand that sets the EIGRP hold time for
the interface.
ip ospf hello-interval seconds Interface subcommand that sets the interval for periodic
Hellos.
ip ospf dead-interval numbe Interface subcommand that sets the OSPF Dead Timer.
show ip protocols Shows routing protocol parameters and current timer
values, including an effective copy of the routing
protocols’ network commands, and a list of passive
interfaces.
show ip eigrp interfaces Lists the interfaces on which EIGRP has been enabled for
each EIGRP process, except passive interfaces.
show ip route eigrp Lists only EIGRP-learned routes from the routing table.
debug eigrp packets Displays the contents of EIGRP packets, including many
useful notices about reasons why neighbor relationships
fail to form.
show ip eigrp neighbors Lists EIGRP neighbors and status.
show ip ospf interface brief Lists the interfaces which the OSPF protocol is enabled
(based on the network commands), including passive
interfaces.
show ip ospf interface [type number] Lists detailed OSPF settings for all interfaces, or the listed
interface, including Hello and Dead timers and OSPF
area.
show ip route ospf Lists routes in the routing table learned by OSPF.
show ip ospf neighbor Lists neighbors and current status with neighbors, per
interface.
debug ip ospf events Issues log messages for each action taken by OSPF,
including the receipt of messages.
debug ip ospf packet Issues log messages describing the contents of all OSPF
packets.
debug ip ospf hello Issues log messages describing Hellos and Hello failures.

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