Router1 and Router2 do not form an OSPF adjacency. Which of the following is most likely the problem? (Select the best answer.)

Last Updated on August 2, 2021 by Admin 3

The Serial 0/0 interfaces on Router1 and Router2 are directly connected on the 192.168.51.48/30 network. You issue the following commands on Router1: interface serial 0/0 ip ospf authenticationkey b0s0n router ospf 1 routerid 1.1.1.1 network 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 1 network 192.168.51.48 0.0.0.3 area 1 area 0 authentication

You issue the following commands on Router2: interface serial 0/0 ip ospf authenticationkey b0s0n router ospf 2routerid 2.2.2.2 network 10.10.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 2 network 192.168.51.48 0.0.0.3 area 0 area 0 authentication

Router1 and Router2 do not form an OSPF adjacency.
Which of the following is most likely the problem? (Select the best answer.)

  • an OSPF area mismatch
  • an OSPF authentication mismatch
  • an OSPF process ID mismatch
  • an OSPF router ID mismatch
Explanation:
Of the available choices, an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) area mismatch is most likely the reason that Router1 and Router2 do not form an adjacency in this scenario. In order to establish an adjacency, OSPF routers must be configured with the same area ID, Hello timer value, Dead timer value, and authentication password. In this scenario, the Serial 0/0 interface on Router1 has been configured to operate in area 1. The Serial 0/0 interface on Router2 has been configured to operate in area 0, which is also known as the backbone area.
A mismatched process ID will not prevent an OSPF router from establishing an adjacency with a neighbor. An OSPF process ID is used to identify the OSPF process only to the local router. In this scenario, the router ospf 1 command has been issued on Router1, which configures Router1 with an OSPF process ID of 1. The router ospf 2 command has been issued on Router2, which configures Router2 with an OSPF process ID of 2.
Although a mismatched authentication key or a mismatched authentication type could cause two OSPF routers to not form an adjacency, the OSPF authentication type and key in this scenario are correctly configured. The Serial 0/0 interface on Router1 is configured to use an authentication key of b0s0n. The Serial 0/0 interface on Router1 is also configured to use an authentication key of b0s0n. In addition, each router’s OSPF process is configured to use plaintext authentication in OSPF Area 0. If the correct area were configured between the Serial 0/0 interfaces on the routers, OSPF authentication would succeed.OSPF router IDs should never match between routers. A router ID is a unique 32bit identifier that resembles an IP address. A router ID conflict could cause routers to not form an adjacency. If you do not manually configure a router ID on an OSPF router, then the router ID is the highest IP address configured among loopback interfaces on the router, even if a physical interface is configured with a higher IP address. Cisco recommends using a loopback interface instead of a physical interface for the router ID? a loopback interface is never in the down state, thus OSPF is considered to be more stable when the router ID is configured from the IP address of a loopback interface. In this scenario, the router IDs on Router1 and Router2 have been manually configured by using the routerid ipaddresscommand.

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