SMC Networks SMC8612XL3 F 1.0.1.3 Switch User Manual


 
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area virtual-link
Use this command to define a virtual link. To remove a virtual link, use the
no form with no optional keywords. To restore the default value for an
attribute, use the no form with the required keyword.
Syntax
area area-id virtual-link router-id
[authentication [message-digest | null ]] [hello-interval seconds]
[retransmit-interval seconds] [transmit-delay seconds] [dead-interval seconds]
[[authentication-key key] | [message-digest-key key-id md5 key]]
no area area-id virtual-link router-id
[authentication [message-digest | null ]] [hello-interval seconds]
[retransmit-interval seconds] [transmit-delay seconds] [dead-interval
seconds] [[authentication-key key] | [message-digest-key key-id md5
key]]
no area area-id
area-id - Identifies the transit area for the virtual link.
(The area ID must be in the form of an IP address.)
router-id - Router ID of the virtual link neighbor. This must be an
Area Border Router (ABR) that is adjacent to both the backbone and
the transit area at the other end of the virtual link.
authentication - Specifies the authentication mode. If no optional
parameters follow this keyword, then plain text authentication is
used along with the password specified by the authentication-key.
If message-digest authentication is specified, then the
message-digest-key and md5 parameters must also be specified. If
the null option is specified, then no authentication is performed on
any OSPF routing protocol messages.
message-digest - Specifies message-digest (MD5) authentication.
null - Indicates that no authentication is used.
hello-interval seconds - Specifies the transmit delay between sending
hello packets. Setting the hello interval to a smaller value can reduce
the delay in detecting topological changes, but will increase the
routing traffic. This value must be the same for all routers attached
to an autonomous system. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 10
seconds)