D-Link xStack DXS-3350SR Installation & User Manual - page 248

DXS-3350SR Gigabit Layer 3 Switch 

OSPF Neighbor Table  

This table can be found in the OSPF Monitoring folder by clicking on the Browse OSPF Neighbor Table link. Routers 

that are connected to the same area or segment become neighbors in that area.  Neighbors are elected via the Hello protocol.  

IP multicast is used to send out Hello packets to other routers on the segment.  Routers become neighbors when they see 

themselves listed in a Hello packet sent by another router on the same segment.  In this way, two-way communication is 

guaranteed to be possible between any two neighbor routers. This table displays OSPF neighbors of the Switch. 

Figure 8- 3 . OSPF Neighbor Table 

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To search for OSPF neighbors, enter an IP address and click Find. Valid OSPF neighbors will appear in the OSPF 

Neighbor Table below. 

OSPF Virtual Neighbor 

This table can be found in the OSPF Monitoring folder by clicking on the Browse OSPF Virtual Neighbor link. This 

table displays a list of Virtual OSPF Neighbors of the Switch. The user may choose specifically search a virtual neighbor 

by using one of the two search options at the top of the screen, which are: 

Parameter  

Description 

Transit Area ID 

Allows the entry of an OSPF Area ID 

− previously defined on the Switch − that allows 

a remote area to communicate with the backbone (area 0).  A Transit Area cannot be 

a Stub Area or a Backbone Area. 

Neighbor ID 

The OSPF router ID for the remote router.  This IP address uniquely identifies the 

remote area’s Area Border Router. 

Figure 8- 3 . OSPF Virtual Neighbor window 

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