[admin]

According to the following diagram，virtual link was configured on R4.4.4.4 and R5.5.5.5 to set up a connection between area 3 and area 0. Area 1 is a transit area

What would be the path from 50.5.5.5 (Area 3) of R5.5.5.5 to 1.1.12.1 (Area 0) of R1.1.1.1?

A) Red Path: R5.5.5.5 > R4.4.4.4 > R1.1.1.1
B) Blue Path: R5.5.5.5 > R4.4.4.4 > R3.3.3.3 > R2.2.2.2 > R1.1.1.1

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[redouane]

The packets go through the path : R5.5.5.5 > R4.4.4.4 > R1.1.1.1

[redouane]

The packets go through the Path: R5.5.5.5 > R4.4.4.4 > R1.1.1.1 because the lowest cost of the route through this path, if you check the routing table of R4.4.4.4,it has a best route toward the subnet 1.1.12.0 through R1.

[NetBrainTAC]

Hi redouane,

You are correct, the correct path is R5.5.5.5 > R4.4.4.4 > R1.1.1.1.

By default for Cisco routers, the OSPF Area Transit Capability feature is enabled. Allowing OSPF Area Border Router (ABR) to discover shorter paths through the transit area for traffic forwarding that would normally need to travel through the virtual-link path.

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Originally Posted by redouane

The packets go through the Path: R5.5.5.5 > R4.4.4.4 > R1.1.1.1 because the lowest cost of the route through this path, if you check the routing table of R4.4.4.4,it has a best route toward the subnet 1.1.12.0 through R1.