A 32 bit masks is a great way to use the useless for loopbacks. It's been a
few months since I've worked with an OSPF network, but I believe this is or
was the default value regardless (can't remember the version I was working
in @ the time)...
All the Best !!!
Phil
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From: "YY"
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Subject: RE: Loopback0 with Mask of 255.255.255.255 ?? [7:16796]
> Loopback is always advertised as 32bit host route no matter what mask you
> assign to it.
> To advertise it as a subnet route, use "ip ospf network point-to-point"
> under int loop0
>
> Cheers,
> YY
>
>
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> Edmondson, Dorothy M
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> Subject: Loopback0 with Mask of 255.255.255.255 ?? [7:16796]
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>
> Is there a preferred addressing scheme for loopback address when
> implementing OSPF?
> Recently, I read in "Cisco Routers for IP Routing, Little Black Book"
using
> 10.0.0.2/32? What is your experience using 32 bit mask?
>
> Thank you.
> Dorothy
>
>
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