Hi Chuck, Yep what you see is right. :-) I was seriously scratching my head first time i saw this too... i was using 12.2(6.8)T interim code.. are you using 12.1(17)?
Cheers, Mark -----Original Message----- From: The Long and Winding Road [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 8:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Last Minute Thought - OSPF authentication issue? [7:58352] check this out. R10 ------ Neighbor ID Pri State Dead Time Address Interface 222.222.222.7 1 FULL/DR 00:01:58 149.22.4.7 Serial0 222.222.222.11 1 FULL/DR 00:00:38 149.22.252.2 Ethernet0 Router_10# interface Serial0 ip address 149.22.4.10 255.255.255.0 encapsulation frame-relay no ip route-cache ip ospf authentication message-digest ip ospf authentication-key 7 qwertyzzyzx R7 ----- Neighbor ID Pri State Dead Time Address Interface 222.222.222.10 1 FULL/BDR 00:01:57 149.22.4.10 Serial1 Router_7# interface Serial1 ip address 149.22.4.7 255.255.255.0 encapsulation frame-relay no ip route-cache ip ospf authentication message-digest ip ospf authentication-key 7 cisco By my reckoning, the adjacency should NOT form because of the mismatched passwords. Both routers have the area 0 authentication message-digest command under the ospf process. This is exactly what I don't want to know at this point in my life :-) -- TANSTAAFL "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=58354&t=58352 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]