[nsp] ospf (cisco and zebra)

[Stephen Stuart]

> Symptoms:
>   All I ever seem to get from the cisco point of view is
>   equal cost paths.

This is likely to be because you aren't setting the metrics in Zebra
to bias the routes in the direction that you desire.

> What I need:
>   Hints about how to do this using ospf
>   or reasons why I shouldn't be using ospf
>   (yes, I am aware of vrrp)

Try specifying a cost on lo0 in ospfd.conf:

    interface lo0
     ip ospf cost N

where N is set appropriately across the boxes for the policy that you
want to implement.

Stephen