I spent some more time labbing this up, and documented everything here:
http://bippydu.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/ospf-type-4-lsas-who-needs-em/

I think i finally have a handle on it :)

Doug

Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]> wrote:

>Manish,
>
>RID is *not* an IP address - it's only a 32bit number that looks like
>an IP address.
>
>--
>Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>
>On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 5:49 PM, MANISH <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Excellent post Marko
>>
>> understood now ......huh!!!!!!!! took some time to digest after some
>> experimentation
>>
>> the Key point here is RID of ASBR may *not be a routable ip add*, or if a
>> routable ip add may not be advertised in ospf via network command
>> and hence when external routes travels to other areas the advertising
>> router is still ASBR RID and other areas dont know how to reach that RID
>> but ABR knows about the RID of ASBR via TYPE 1 LSA
>>
>> CONCLUSION:
>> if the RID is Non Routable IP Add NO LSA Type 4 is needed basically
>> if the RID is a Routable ip add it will be known to other areas via Type 3
>> LSA and Type 4 both
>>
>> Thanks all.......for helping out
>>
>> GoodLuck !!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Marko Milivojevic 
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Manish,
>>>
>>> Have you read the series of articles I wrote on OSPF LSA types?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2010/08/11/quick-look-into-ospf-database-router-lsa/
>>>
>>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2010/09/13/quick-look-into-ospf-database-network-lsa/
>>>
>>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2010/09/15/quick-look-into-ospf-database-summary-lsa/
>>>
>>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2010/09/22/quick-look-into-ospf-database-external-and-asbr-summary-lsa/
>>>
>>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2010/09/27/quick-look-into-ospf-database-nssa-external-lsa/
>>>
>>> There's also a pretty good series written by Joe Astorino on our blog
>>> that talks specifically about Type 4 LSA:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2009/11/04/ospf-type-4-lsa-the-forward-address-part-1/
>>>
>>> http://blog.ipexpert.com/2009/11/11/ospf-type-4-lsa-the-forward-address-part-2/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>>> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:40 AM, MANISH <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> > 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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