Some of our routers report this same "locally originated" OSPF message every few minutes. It's nothing close to "blowing up" the logs, but troubling nonetheless. And yes, it didn't start happening until we upgraded, probably to 6.36.x. Just another data point.
Daniel Harling <>< Engineering, Cape Ann Communications 183 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 harl...@capeanncomm.com On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 1:12 AM, Robbie Wright via Mikrotik-users <mikrotik-users@wispa.org> wrote: > Yeah, that's how we have it set. Each router has a unique router ID. Our > main router has one ID, but has a dozen or so ospf neighbors. We've been > running this setup for quite a while. Doesn't seem like we saw it until an > upgrade a while back. We do have a loop in our network, on purpose, that > OSPF routes around for primary and redundant. However, all of the IP's that > are showing in the logs aren't part of the ring. They are all legs/stubs of > the ospf, not anything to do with the ring. > > > Robbie Wright > Siuslaw Broadband > 541-902-5101 > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net> > wrote: >> >> Each router should have a unique router ID >> >> typically, best practice, is to take an IP Address (unique) and assign it >> to the Loopback interface ( a dummy bridge interface) and use that a router >> id in your OSPF instance.. >> >> irrespective of how many interfaces you have running OSPF, only one unique >> router id is required. >> >> >> --------- >> is it possible that you have created a loop where you are seeing the >> packets from the router it-self ? >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> 7266 SW 48 Street >> Miami, FL 33155 >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >> >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: "Robbie Wright via Mikrotik-users" <mikrotik-users@wispa.org> >> To: "Mikrotik Users" <mikrotik-users@wispa.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 11:50:36 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik Users] OSPF errors on router >> >> I saw this issue pop up again. The duplicate router ID thing caught me. >> We've got a main tower that has a vlan to a dozen other sites, each >> running an MT with OSPF. Each vlan has a ptp ospf interface, not broadcast, >> with a unique /30 public IP space. We only run one instance of OSPF on our >> main tower router, with only one router ID. >> >> I'm thinking maybe the one router ID across all the vlans is causing the >> issue? Functionally, everything is working fine. But our logs are blowing up >> with the "Discarding packet: locally originated" error. >> >> >> Robbie Wright >> Siuslaw Broadband >> 541-902-5101 >> >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: >>> >>> Justin I think I have followed all those steps. I am using 6.29 >>> exclusively. Is there issues with that release? >>> >>> >>> >>> Steve Barnes >>> >>> General Manager >>> >>> PCSWIN.COM >>> >>> Howard Power Performance >>> >>> >>> >>> From: mikrotik-users-boun...@wispa.org >>> [mailto:mikrotik-users-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Justin Wilson - MTIN >>> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:47 PM >>> >>> >>> To: Mikrotik Users <mikrotik-users@wispa.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik Users] OSPF errors on router >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Some things to make sure of before banging your head. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1.Make sure *every* router participating in OSPF is on the same OS >>> version. They don’t have to be the latest greatest, just the same. one >>> router in a pool of 50 can taint the database. Even if it’s one version >>> behind of ahead. >>> >>> >>> >>> 2.Make sure your loopback IP addresses (you are using loopbacks correct?) >>> are listed as the router ID. >>> >>> >>> >>> 3.If these are true point-to-point backhauls change the OSPF type to PTP. >>> This cuts down on the chatter on the link. Once OSPF establishes a session >>> it stops talking as much as if it were in broadcast mode. >>> >>> >>> >>> 4.Double check your IPs and subnet masks. >>> >>> >>> >>> 80some% of the OSPF issues I see are a result of mismatched router OS >>> versions. Bringing everything to the same version solves a ton of issues. >>> >>> >>> >>> Justin Wilson >>> >>> j...@mtin.net >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO >>> >>> xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth >>> >>> http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman >>> >>> Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 17, 2015, at 8:25 AM, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Not completely. Not sure we don’t have a small Comm issue to a backhaul. >>> However the outages have gone away just get 2-3 errors a day but it is not >>> causing any OSPF issues or outages. Thinking of just adding a Filter rule >>> to block them and go on with life. >>> >>> >>> >>> Steve Barnes >>> >>> General Manager >>> >>> PCSWIN.COM >>> >>> Howard Power Performance >>> >>> >>> >>> From: mikrotik-users-boun...@wispa.org >>> [mailto:mikrotik-users-boun...@wispa.org]On Behalf Of Mike Hammett >>> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:14 AM >>> To: Mikrotik Users <mikrotik-users@wispa.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik Users] OSPF errors on router >>> >>> >>> >>> Did you figure this out? >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> From: "Steve Barnes" <st...@pcswin.com> >>> To: "Mikrotik Users (mikrotik-users@wispa.org)" >>> <mikrotik-users@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 11:57:17 AM >>> Subject: [Mikrotik Users] OSPF errors on router >>> >>> I am getting the attached errors in my event log on one tower. No ports >>> are flapping on the backhaul. Both Mikrotiks are on 6.29. Both routers CPU >>> is <10%. As soon as this error passes they will work 100% for hours, even >>> days. I am confused and lost. PTP conection was Broadcast and have changed >>> to point to point. What to look at? >>> >>> >>> >>> <image001.jpg> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Steve Barnes >>> >>> General Manager >>> >>> PCSWIN.COM >>> >>> Howard Power Performance >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mikrotik-users mailing list >>> Mikrotik-users@wispa.org >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mikrotik-users mailing list >>> Mikrotik-users@wispa.org >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mikrotik-users mailing list >>> Mikrotik-users@wispa.org >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik-users mailing list >> Mikrotik-users@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik-users mailing list > Mikrotik-users@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users _______________________________________________ Mikrotik-users mailing list Mikrotik-users@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users
