What is a loopback interface for, besides the Router ID in OSPF ?
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> What is a loopback interface for, besides the Router ID in OSPF ?
You might well use the loopback interface IP address for the configuration
of DLSw peers. This is quite commo
It is also good for
Setting up a BGP peering session when you have multiple links between the
two routers .
Monitoring a router using an NMS, lets say you want to monitor a router
that has 20 interfaces on it. If you list one of those interfaces as the
primary connection in the NMS config then i
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Subject: Loop back interface
What is a loopback interface for, besides the Router ID in OSPF ?
THx
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Jacques Lee
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If you don't mind the pesky breaking fundamental rules of IP thing, it saves
burning 4 Ip addresses (255.255.255.252 = 4 addresses) for a loopback
interface. Since the Loopback is often set to give a router a "Name" for
OSPF or BGP, it works okay.
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