OSPF: External routes (ABR vs ASBR)

[Ondrej Zajicek]

On Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 11:16:24AM +0200, Ruben Laban wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I'm trying to figure out how bird distinguishes between imported routes  
> that are shown as "external" route directly under the router's id (in  
> "show ospf state") and those listed under the "other ASBRs" header. I  
> have different boxes showing different behavior. I just can't seem to  
> pinpoint the reason for a route show up under the "other ASBRs" header.

If current router does not have router LSA for that ASBR then its routes
are listed under "other ASBRs" header. These are usually ASBRs from
non-adjacent areas.

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