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OSPF distribute-list problems

2007/10/7
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OSPF's fundamental design is that all routers in an area have the same exact view of the network topology. This is fundamentally incompatible with filtering routes within an area. As a result OSPF distribute lists do not have the same effect as RIP distribute lists. In fact, using distribute-lists within an OSPF area is dangerous.