OSPF Cheat Sheet

Open Shortest Path First routing protocol guide

Basic Configuration

router ospf [process-id]

Enable OSPF routing process

Example:router ospf 1
network [network] [wildcard-mask] area [area-id]

Define networks to advertise in OSPF

Example:network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
router-id [ip-address]

Set the router ID

Example:router-id 1.1.1.1
area [area-id] stub

Configure area as stub area

Example:area 1 stub

Verification Commands

show ip ospf neighbor

Display OSPF neighbor information

Example:show ip ospf neighbor detail
show ip ospf database

Display OSPF link-state database

Example:show ip ospf database router
show ip route ospf

Display OSPF routing table

Example:show ip route ospf 192.168.1.0
show ip ospf interface

Display OSPF interface information

Example:show ip ospf interface brief

Troubleshooting Commands

debug ip ospf adj

Debug OSPF adjacency events

Example:debug ip ospf adj
clear ip ospf process

Reset OSPF process

Example:clear ip ospf process
show ip ospf statistics

Display OSPF statistics

Example:show ip ospf statistics detail

Neighbor States

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