Command Line Reference Guide
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LS Seq Number: 0x80000005
Checksum: 0xa00e
Length: 36
Network Mask: /24
Metrics Type: 2
TOS: 0
Metrics: 1
Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
External Route Tag: 701
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Related
Commands
Table 40-100. Command Example Descriptions: show ip ospf process-id database external
Item Description
LS Age Displays the LSA age.
Options
Displays the optional capabilities available on router. The following options can be found in this item:
• TOS-capability or No TOS-capability is displayed depending on whether the router
can support Type of Service.
• DC or No DC is displayed depending on whether the originating router can support
OSPF over demand circuits.
• E or No E is displayed on whether the originating router can accept AS External LSAs.
LS Type Displays the LSA’s type.
Link State ID Displays the Link State ID.
Advertising Router Identifies the router ID of the LSA’s originating router.
LS Seq Number
Identifies the link state sequence number. This number enables you to identify old or duplicate LSAs.
Checksum Displays the Fletcher checksum of an LSA’s complete contents.
Length Displays the length in bytes of the LSA.
Network Mask Displays the network mask implemented on the area.
Metrics Type Displays the external type.
TOS Displays the TOS options. Option 0 is the only option.
Metrics Displays the LSA metric.
Forward Address Identifies the address of the forwarding router. Data traffic is forwarded to this router. If
the forwarding address is 0.0.0.0, data traffic is forwarded to the originating router.
External Route Tag Displays the 32-bit field attached to each external route. This field is not used by the
OSPF protocol, but can be used for external route management.
show ip ospf database Displays OSPF database information.










