In this post, we will look at Cisco’s Administrative Distance (AD) and Juniper’s Route Preference. What Is Admin Distance And Route Preference Administrative distance on Cisco or route preference on Juniper is used to choose what route to use when the exact same route is learned via different routing protocols. It is a measure of […]
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What happens if you create a connection between two non-backbone OSPF areas that already connect to area 0? We sometimes call this a backdoor link. Connecting two non-backbone areas was covered in part 1. Will routes be shared between the two areas? Or will no routes be shared and traffic will travel via the backbone
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What happens if you connect two OSPF areas together when neither of them is area 0? Will routes be shared between the two areas, or will it simply not work? I can think of two scenarios for this: In this post, we’re going to lab the first scenario out and see what happens. We’ll look
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