Re: ospf point to point network

On 23/06/2019 19:39, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2019-06-22, Henry Bonath <henry@thebonaths.com> wrote:
>> What about GRE(4) with a Cisco router on the other end?
>>
>> /etc/hostname.gre123:
>> 1.1.1.1 1.1.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.252 up
>> tunnel IP.OF.OB.SD IP.OF.I.OS
>>
>> Cisco IOS:
>> !
>> interface Tunnel123
>> ip address 1.1.1.2 255.255.255.252
>> tunnel source GigabitEthernet0/0/1
>> tunnel destination IP.OF.OB.SD
>> tunnel mode gre
>> !
> That's likely to work, at the expense of reduced MTU. But is it really
> worth it? The main problem with ethernet interfaces and ospfd was a bug
> with DR elections but that has been fixed for a while now.
>
>
Yes, broadcast type network works fine.
I was just hoping getting rid of the whole election thing and maybe a
faster ospf sum-up.

thanks all for all the input,

G