Hi, At the virtual link line for both routers, add a message-digest authentication, eg: Router A area 1 virtual link 192.168.5.5 message-digest-key 1 md5 pass
The "area 0 auth message-digest" is needed at RouterA also since it is ABR for area 3. HTH > Ran into following during a lab scenario, but can't find any documentation > on this. Can someone please verify if this is correct? > > With md5 authentication configured in OSPF Area 0, following must also be > configured on ABR with virtual link... (the ABR which is not directly > connected to Area 0.) "area 0 authentication message-digest". Note that > Router A does not have any interfaces actually in Area 0. > > Router A.................. > router ospf 110 > log-adjacency-changes > area 0 authentication message-digest (??????) > area 1 virtual-link 192.168.5.5 > network 172.16.4.0 0.0.0.255 area 1 > network 172.16.12.0 0.0.0.255 area 3 > > Router B............... > interface Serial0.504 point-to-point > ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.0 > ip ospf message-digest-key 4 md5 mypassword > frame-relay interface-dlci 504 > ! > router ospf 110 > log-adjacency-changes > area 0 authentication message-digest > area 1 virtual-link 192.168.2.2 > network 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0 > network 172.16.5.0 0.0.0.255 area 1 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24459&t=24457 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

