Getting started with OSPFv3 and Bird 2.0.7

[Skyler Mäntysaari]

Just a note on this thread that I had to drop ospf and use bgp directly 
while still doing ibgp due to exporting the full table as it would 
otherwise keep on crashing on VyOS's end.

On 06/07/2020 15.09, Skyler Mäntysaari wrote:
> I noticed that after sending it, so my config right now is:
>
> protocol ospf v3 ospfv3v6 {
>          ipv6 {
>                  import filter internal_nets_v6;
>                  export filter internal_nets_v6;
>          };
>
>          area 0.0.0.0 {
>                  interface "wg0" {
>                          type ptp;
>                  };
>          };
>
> }
>
>
> It starts up and is filtering like it's supposed to but now I need to
> figure out VyOS side as that's the one that's going to get it's routes
> imported to Bird. Got any pointers on that?
>
>
> On 06/07/2020 15.03, Cybertinus wrote:
>> Hello Skyler,
>>
>> The error you ar getting is clearly a syntax error and has nothing to
>> do with WG, and tunnels and stuff.
>>
>> What I think the issue is, is that you need to place a space between
>> "ospf" and "v3" in your protocol definition. If I check the
>> documentation
>> (https://bird.network.cz/?get_doc&v=20&f=bird-6.html#ss6.8) I see a
>> space there.
>>
>> If you fix this, and Bird actually starts, then the OSPF packages
>> should be visible on the other side of the tunnel (if WG supports
>> Multicast by default, which I don't know from the top of my head).
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Cybertinus
>>
>> On 2020-07-06 13:03, Skyler Mäntysaari wrote:
>>> Hello List,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to wrap my head around how I'm supposed to get OSPv3
>>> working though Wireguard interfaces to VyOS.
>>> Goal is to export my own prefixes from VyOS to Bird.
>>>
>>> Am I even on the right track about doing this?
>>>
>>> Router running Bird, is at the IX.
>>> Router running VyOS is tunneled though Wireguard.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bird config, that I tried:
>>>
>>> protocol ospfv3 main {
>>>         import all;
>>>         export all;
>>>
>>>         area 0.0.0.0 {
>>>                 interface "wg0" {
>>>                         hello 1;
>>>                         dead 4;
>>>                         type broadcast;
>>>                 };
>>>         };
>>> }
>>>
>>> That failed due to: "bird: /etc/bird/bird.conf:88:10 syntax error,
>>> unexpected CF_SYM_UNDEFINED"
>>>
>>>
>>> VyOS #1:
>>>
>>> # show protocols ospfv3
>>> area 0.0.0.0 {
>>>      interface wg3