Acee Lindem wrote:

> STEPHANE BENFREDJ wrote:
> >
> > hi all,
> >
> > I am experienced a strange behaviour with an NSSA design
> >
> > I have an NSSA area with a single ABR
> > This ABR is also acting as an ASBR as it is redistributing a static route
> >
> > Hence my ABR/ASBR is generating a Type5 LSA for my static
> > and may also generate a Type7 for this route
> > When doing so, this LSA7 is then propagated in the NSSA area with the P-bit
> > cleared
> >
> > The internal routers in my NSSA do have this LSA7 in their database
> > The know the forwarding adress (reachable thru Type3 infos)
> > but they do not put the network in the routing table
> > (I have checked I have no default Type3 lsa in the db)
> > Is it a normal behaviour ?
>
> Based on what you've told us, the ABR/ASBR is functioning properly. The
> NSSA internal routers should install the NSSA routes. One thing to
> check is that they have installed an OSPF intra-area or inter-area
> route to the forwarding address network.
>

in NSSA area the forwarding address should be reached thorugh only intra area
route this is because type 7 LSA is only propagated within NSSA domain so if you
have a type 3 info for this forwarding address this will not work since this is
an inter area route

Sina

>
> >
> > thanks in advance for your help
> >
> > /stephane
>
> -- Acee

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