Hi, ospfd.conf(5) should mention what ospfd does automatically when configured on carp interfaces.
ok? Remi Index: ospfd.conf.5 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/ospfd/ospfd.conf.5,v retrieving revision 1.48 diff -u -p -r1.48 ospfd.conf.5 --- ospfd.conf.5 11 Mar 2015 08:05:11 -0000 1.48 +++ ospfd.conf.5 6 Nov 2017 12:11:34 -0000 @@ -355,9 +355,15 @@ The default value is 10; valid range is .It Ic metric Ar cost Set the interface metric a.k.a. cost. The default value is 10; valid range is 1\-65535. +A metric of 65535 is used for +.Xr carp 4 +interfaces with status backup. .It Ic passive Prevent transmission and reception of OSPF packets on this interface. The specified interface will be announced as a stub network. +On +.Xr carp 4 +interfaces passive mode is enforced. .It Ic retransmit-interval Ar seconds Set retransmit interval. The default value is 5 seconds; valid range is 5\-3600 seconds.
