[OLSR-users] OLSR and Zebra

[aaron]

did anybody have some success with quagga?


On Aug 17, 2005, at 8:24 PM, Jan-Willem Smaal wrote:

> Russell Handorf wrote:
>
>> Greetings everyone,
>> I'm having trouble with Zebra not broadcasting OLSR routes via  
>> OSPF. I've
>> googled around for a solution, but no one has presented something  
>> that I
>> have seen that works.
>>
>
> That's because there is no quick fix.
>
>
>> Does anyone have any insight to why this may be? I do have Zebra  
>> configured
>> to rebroadcast kernel routes.
>>
>
> I thought it to be that simple as well; it is not see below:
>
>
>> Thanks for any and all pointers,
>> r
>> Relevant config options for Zebra:
>> router ospf
>>  ospf router-id 172.16.10.1
>>  redistribute kernel
>>  network 172.29.10.0/30 area 0.0.0.0
>>  network 172.29.10.4/30 area 0.0.0.0
>>  network 172.29.10.8/30 area 0.0.0.0
>>  network 172.29.10.12/30 area 0.0.0.0
>>
>
>
> This does not work because zebra marks the OLSR kernel routes as  
> inactive.  Quick fix is to hack the zebra daemon; real fix is to  
> implement a zebra client in OLSRd to talk to zebra.  You want to  
> take the HNA4 set from OLSRd (implement a module) and send them to  
> zebra (using the Z-protocol).
>
> I have some example code for this; but nothing mature enough to be  
> deployed in any live network.
>
> This is a real stumble block for OLSRD deployment IMHO; anyone  
> whishing to deploy this (with dynamic redistribution) in a network  
> where OSPF is the IGP is out of luck currently...
>
> J-W,
> -- 
> Jan-Willem Smaal <(spam-protected)>
> NATO C3 Agency, CIS transmission and network services
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