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5.8.6.5.4 Displaying the Virtual Neighbor Table

Virtual links can be used to link an area isolated from the backbone, to create a redundant link between

any area and the backbone to help prevent partitioning, or to connect two existing backbone areas into a

common backbone. Note that the processes of establishing a active link between virtual neighbors is

similar to that used for physically adjacent neighbors..

Parameter Description

Area ID

The transit area the virtual link must cross to connect the border routers.

Router ID

The OSPF identifier for the router at the other end of the link.

IP Address

IP address of the border router at the other end of the link.

Option

The optional OSPF capabilities supported by the neighbor. The neighbor's

optional OSPF capabilities are also listed in its Hello packets. This enables

received Hellos to be rejected (i.e., neighbor relationships will not even start to

form) if there is a mismatch in certain crucial OSPF capabilities. The OSPF

optional capabilities currently accepted include external routing capability and

TOS capability.

You need to map the binary bits to the supported options. For example, “3”

indicates both routing capability and TOS capability.