OSPF hello packet question

Ray1234 · March 2009

In reference to the above drawing, which routers are going to send OSPF hello packet and to whom?

My understanding; Ospf hello packet is used to build and maintain adjacencies.

RTA will send to and receice from RTB

RTB will be sending and recieving from both RTA and RTC

RTC will send to and recieve from RTB

In any case will hello packet be used between RTA and RTC (I mean how are LSA sent, do they use Hello Protocol or are they just a regular IP packet)

Thanks in advance....

raoburhan · March 2009

Only Router RTA and RTB will send hello to eachother...and RTB and RTC will send hello to each other RTA and RTC will not send hello packets to each other.and the router comes up 1st sill start sending hello...this process is like master and slave.The router who start sending 1st will become master and other will be slave.only directlly connected routers sends hellos to each other.

Scott Morris · April 2009

If you are asking this question, I'm thinking that a little research may be necessary about HOW ospf hello packets are sent. And that little tidbit may well answer your question for you.

HTH,

Scott

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