Agreed. However, there may be reasons for not installing the default in the
PFE, for instance, if there is a dynamically learned path that could come
from various places depending on the state of things. Depends I suppose on
the topology and the requirement.
chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Metz, Eduard [mailto:Eduard.Metz@kpnqwest.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:58 AM
> To: 'Curtis Call'; juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net
> Subject: RE: [j-nsp] inserting default-route into ospf
>
>
> Doesn't that defeat the "discard" option?
>
> In the below config packets will be dropped silently when
> they cannot be
> forwarded, when the default route is not installed I think it
> will result in
> ICMP packets being sent for unreachable destinations (similar
> to "reject").
> But I'm not completely sure on this ...
>
> cheers,
> Eduard
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Curtis Call [mailto:curtiscall@home.com]
> > Sent: 17 May 2001 03:42
> > To: juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net
> > Subject: RE: [j-nsp] inserting default-route into ospf
> >
> >
> > Add the no-install option to the static route if you don't
> > want it in the
> > forwarding table.
> >
> > At 05:37 PM 5/16/01, you wrote:
> > >Marco,
> > >
> > >This should do it...There is no equivalent command.
> > >
> > >chris
> > >
> > >protocols {
> > > ospf {
> > > export default;
> > > area 0.0.0.0 {
> > > interface all;
> > > }
> > > }
> > >}
> > >policy-options {
> > > policy-statement default {
> > > from {
> > > protocol static;
> > > route-filter 0.0.0.0/0 exact;
> > > }
> > > ### Maybe set some properties here, like E1/E2,
> > metric, tag, etc
> > > then accept;
> > > }
> > >}
> > >routing-options {
> > > static {
> > > route 0.0.0.0/0 discard;
> > > }
> > >}
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: MarcoH [mailto:marcoh@cistron.nl]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 4:44 PM
> > > > To: juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net
> > > > Subject: [j-nsp] inserting default-route into ospf
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone of you know what the junos equivalent is of cisco`s
> > > > "default-information originate always", so I can inject a
> > > > default route
> > > > into my OSPF-cloud, without actually installing a default
> > > > route into the
> > > > forwarding table.
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >
> > > > MarcoH
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Confucious say:
> > > > man who lay girl on hill, not on level.
> > > >
> >
>
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