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Changing an OSPF interface type

When an OSPF interface is enabled, you cannot change its interface type. You must first disable the interface, change its type, and then re-enable it. If it is an NMBA interface, you must also first delete its manually-configured neighbors.

To change an OSPF interface type:

  1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose IP Routing > OSPF.
    2. The OSPF dialog box opens with the General tab displayed. If the interface is currently an NBMA interface with manually-configured neighbors, go to step 2. If not, go to step 5.
  2. Click the Neighbors tab.
  3. Select the neighbors with a value of permanent in the ospfNbmaNbrPermanence column.
  4. Click Delete.
    5. The manually-configured neighbors are deleted.
  5. Click the Interfaces tab.
    6. The Interfaces tab opens.
  6. To disable the interface, click in the AdminStat field, and choose disabled from the pull-down list.
  7. Click Apply.
    8. The interface is disabled.
  8. To change the interface type, click in the Type field, and choose the new interface type (broadcast, passive, or nbma) from the pull-down list.
  9. Click Apply.
    10. The interface type is changed.
  10. To enable the interface, click in the AdminStat field, and choose enabled from the pull-down list.
  11. Click Apply.
    12. The interface is enabled as the new type.

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