Okay, I missed that point before -- this is with an ASBR in a NSSA.
In that case, there ARE no T4 LSAs.  T4 LSAs are only used for a
non-stubby area where the T5 LSAs have a forwarding address of
0.0.0.0.  With NSSA, the interface IP is used, which is learned via T3
LSAs.

Keller Giacomarro
[email protected]


On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:48 AM,  <[email protected]> wrote:
> I set the RID of the ASBR to 127.0.0.1, but it didn't change the Type-5
> LSA (I didn't mention that the route in question was redistributed into
> an NSSA area)
>
> So I changed set it back, and changed RID of the ABR that is doing the
> 7-to-5 conversion to 127.0.0.1.
> Here is the resulting Type5 LSA:
>
> Berta#sh ip ospf database external 1.1.1.0
>
>             OSPF Router with ID (192.168.24.4) (Process ID 1)
>
>                 Type-5 AS External Link States
>
>   Routing Bit Set on this LSA
>   LS age: 8
>   Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
>   LS Type: AS External Link
>   Link State ID: 1.1.1.0 (External Network Number )
>   Advertising Router: 127.0.0.1
>   LS Seq Number: 80000001
>   Checksum: 0x465D
>   Length: 36
>   Network Mask: /24
>         Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
>         TOS: 0
>         Metric: 20
>         Forward Address: 192.168.13.3
>         External Route Tag: 0
>
> The "Advertising Router" changed, but the "Forward Address" is still the
> same, and reach-ability for this address is provided by the Type3 LSA.
> So there still doesn't seem to be a need for a Type4.
>
> However, on the 7-to-5 translator, I added "area 1 nssa translate type7
> suppress-fa" to the OSPF config. Now the external LSA looks like this:
>
> Berta#sh ip ospf database external 1.1.1.0
>
>             OSPF Router with ID (192.168.24.4) (Process ID 1)
>
>                 Type-5 AS External Link States
>
>   Routing Bit Set on this LSA
>   LS age: 10
>   Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
>   LS Type: AS External Link
>   Link State ID: 1.1.1.0 (External Network Number )
>   Advertising Router: 127.0.0.1
>   LS Seq Number: 80000002
>   Checksum: 0x40DB
>   Length: 36
>   Network Mask: /24
>         Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
>         TOS: 0
>         Metric: 20
>         Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
>         External Route Tag: 0
>
> So now I see the need for type 4 LSA - when the forward address is
> 0.0.0.0.
>
> Other than when suppress-fa is enabled, when would the forward address
> ne set to 0?
>
> Doug
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] OSPF LSA Type 3 and Type 4 Confusion ?
> From: Keller Giacomarro <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, August 14, 2012 11:02 pm
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: MANISH <[email protected]>, [email protected]
>
> Set the router ID of the ASBR to 127.0.0.1. The router ID of the ASBR
> does not have to be routable. Or is there something else in your
> question I'm not understanding?
>
> Keller Giacomarro
> [email protected]
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 8:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>> After some thought, I labbed this up and now have the same doubts
>> again... Here's a type 5 LSA:
>>
>> Berta#sh ip ospf database external 1.1.1.0
>>
>> OSPF Router with ID (192.168.24.4) (Process ID 1)
>>
>> Type-5 AS External Link States
>>
>> Routing Bit Set on this LSA
>> LS age: 20
>> Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
>> LS Type: AS External Link
>> Link State ID: 1.1.1.0 (External Network Number )
>> Advertising Router: 192.168.13.1
>> LS Seq Number: 80000001
>> Checksum: 0x5A52
>> Length: 36
>> Network Mask: /24
>> Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
>> TOS: 0
>> Metric: 20
>>>>>>>>>>Forward Address: 192.168.13.3 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>> External Route Tag: 0
>>
>> Notice the forward address above, 192.168.13.3. On the same router:
>>
>> Berta#sh ip ospf database summary 192.168.13.0
>>
>> OSPF Router with ID (192.168.24.4) (Process ID 1)
>>
>> Summary Net Link States (Area 2)
>>
>> Routing Bit Set on this LSA
>> LS age: 1660
>> Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
>> LS Type: Summary Links(Network)
>> Link State ID: 192.168.13.0 (summary Network Number)
>> Advertising Router: 192.168.24.2
>> LS Seq Number: 80000001
>> Checksum: 0x9BA5
>> Length: 28
>> Network Mask: /24
>> TOS: 0 Metric: 2
>>
>> So this Type 3 LSA has all the reach-ability information needed to
>> forward this packet to the ASBR without a Type4 LSA. Speaking of the
>> Type 4 LSA, here it is:
>>
>> Berta#sh ip ospf database asbr-summary
>>
>> OSPF Router with ID (192.168.24.4) (Process ID 1)
>>
>> Summary ASB Link States (Area 2)
>>
>> Routing Bit Set on this LSA
>> LS age: 1902
>> Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
>> LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
>> Link State ID: 192.168.13.1 (AS Boundary Router address)
>> Advertising Router: 192.168.24.2
>> LS Seq Number: 80000001
>> Checksum: 0x79C6
>> Length: 28
>> Network Mask: /0
>> TOS: 0 Metric: 1
>>
>> This type 4 LSA doesn't have any information that we don't already have
>> with the type 3. So now I'm back to where Manish began... When/why do we
>> need the type 4?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] OSPF LSA Type 3 and Type 4 Confusion ?
>> From: MANISH <[email protected]>
>> Date: Tue, August 14, 2012 9:40 am
>> To: [email protected]
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> can some one please explain me the difference in LSA Type 3 and LSA Type
>> 4
>>
>> as per my understanding
>>
>> LSA Type 3 is used for inter area routes ........meaning all the Type
>> 1/2
>> inside an area when crosses in to other area will be advertised using
>> type
>> 3
>>
>> LSA Type 4 is the IP address of ASBR.
>>
>> my confusion is if we already know about ip add of ASBR through Type 3
>> since every thing gets flooded in to other areas why do we need type 4
>> explicitly to define ip add of ASBR.
>>
>>
>> I read many blogs and other sources but still could not undersdtand.
>>
>> take a look at this blog explanation, will fa0/0 of R6 not be known to
>> other areas using type 3 lsa ?
>>
>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2009/11/04/ospf-type-4-lsa-the-forward-address-part-1/
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You.
>> Manish
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