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Modifying a Virtual Link –
You can modify or delete a virtual link by selecting the required entry in the table with your cursor and
pressing Enter. The screen will display configuration options as shown in the following example.
Parameter Default Description
Area ID
An identifier for the transit area the virtual link crosses.
Neighbor IP
The IP address of the OSPF router on this end of the virtual link.
Transit Delay
1 second
The estimated number of seconds it takes to transmit a link state
update packet over this virtual link. Range: 0-3600 seconds
Retransmit
Interval
5 seconds
The number of seconds between retransmitting link-state
advertisements to the router at the other end on the virtual link. This
value is also used when retransmitting database descriptions and
link-state request packets. Range: 0-3600 seconds
Hello Interval2
10 seconds
The interval, in seconds, between sending Hello packets out the router
interface. Range: 1-65535 seconds
Dead Interval2
40 seconds
The number of seconds that a router’s Hello packets have not been
seen before the router at the other end of the virtual link is declared
down. This should be a multiple of the Hello interval. Range: 1-65535
seconds
Authentication
Type
None
Authentication can be used to ensure that routing information comes
from a valid source. The options include none or a simple password.
Authentication
Key
A simple password must be provided if authentication is enabled. (An
authentication string is case sensitive, and can be up to 16 characters.)