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Topic: Quagga - OSPF problems with other versions

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Post #1
dajhard
14 Nov 2008, 00:40

Hi,

I got a network with cca 100 Debian and Mandrake based routers (2.6.18 kernel) running Quagga 0.99.7.
I am trying to get OpenWRT routerboard working on the network, but OSPF keeps disconnecting.

Debian neighbour router:

Hello, this is Quagga (version 0.99.7).

New OpenWRT 8.09 routerboard (RB433AH):

Hello, this is Quagga (version 0.98.6).

The link is wireless, but stable with less than 0.01% packet loss (flood on an active link)...

cokolada:/home/dajhard# ping 10.14.254.237 -f
PING 10.14.254.237 (10.14.254.237) 56(84) bytes of data.
...
--- 10.14.254.237 ping statistics ---
146638 packets transmitted, 146635 received, 0% packet loss, time 78988ms
 tt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.167/0.464/20.769/0.414 ms, pipe 2, ipg/ewma 0.538/0.604 ms

OSPF on the OpenWRT box seems to be working OK, sometimes when OSPF drops, it is stuck in the INIT phase.
OSPF on the Debian box keeps time-outing, and then it falls out. While the OpenWRT box is in INIT state, the link doesn't get back for some time, or at all. But, after a while it usually connects back.

Debian box:

cokolada.wifihr> sh ip ospf neighbor

    Neighbor ID Pri State           Dead Time Address         Interface            RXmtL RqstL DBsmL
 10.14.17.1        0 Full/DROther      38.013s 10.14.252.149   ath0:10.14.252.150       0     0     0
 10.14.21.32       2 Full/DR            0.190s 10.14.254.237   ath1:10.14.254.238       0     0     0
cokolada.wifihr> sh ip ospf neighbor

    Neighbor ID Pri State           Dead Time Address         Interface            RXmtL RqstL DBsmL
 10.14.17.1        0 Full/DROther      37.292s 10.14.252.149   ath0:10.14.252.150       1     0     0
cokolada.wifihr> sh ip ospf neighbor

    Neighbor ID Pri State           Dead Time Address         Interface            RXmtL RqstL DBsmL
 10.14.17.1        0 Full/DROther      32.362s 10.14.252.149   ath0:10.14.252.150       0     0     0
 10.14.21.32       2 Full/DR           35.648s 10.14.254.237   ath1:10.14.254.238       0     0     0
cokolada.wifihr>

OpenWRT box:

ferkaRB.wifihr> sh ip ospf neighbor

 neighbor ID     Pri   State           Dead Time   Address         Interface           RXmtL RqstL DBsmL
 10.14.56.1        0   Init/DROther    00:00:34    10.14.254.238   ath0:10.14.254 237     0     0     0

ferkaRB.wifihr> sh ip ospf neighbor

 neighbor ID     Pri   State           Dead Time   Address         Interface           RXmtL RqstL DBsmL
 10.14.56.1        0   Full/DROther    00:00:40    10.14.254.238   ath0:10.14.254 237     0     0     0

Any idea how to get OSPF to work?
Is it possible to compile the 0.99.7 version of Quagga for OpenWRT Kamikaze_8.09 kernel 2.6.27.5?
Any how-to make a compiler box for this and other modules when needed?

Thx!

Post #2
dajhard
18 Nov 2008, 14:46

Solved.

Thx to acoul.

Post #3
gdhgdh
22 Aug 2009, 16:48

Can you tell us what the solution was so others (including myself) can benefit? smile

Thanks!

Post #4
dajhard
23 Aug 2009, 22:47

Use Quagga-unstable (0.99.11 or 0.99.12) in place of quagga (0.98.6) package.
I compiled it and use it on a 8.09 Kamikaze powered routerboard (works for any version later than and including 8.09 RC, as far as i have tried).

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