Add an OSPF neighbor

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To add an OSPF neighbor

Open Routing and Remote Access.
In the console tree, click OSPF.

Where?
- Routing and Remote Access/server name/IP Routing/OSPF
In the details pane, right-click the interface you want to configure, and then click Properties.
On the NBMA Neighbors tab, in Neighbor IP address, type the IP interface address (not the router ID) of a router that is attached to the nonbroadcast network.
In Router priority, click the arrows to set the priority for the neighbor, and then click Add.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group. As a security best practice, consider using the Run As command rather than logging on with administrative credentials. If you have logged on with administrative credentials, you can also open Routing and Remote Access by clicking Start, clicking Control Panel, double-clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Routing and Remote Access. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.
This feature is not available on the Itanium-based versions of the Windows operating systems.
This content is not available in this preliminary release.
You need to repeat the preceding steps for all the routers that are attached to the nonbroadcast network.
The priority determines the neighbor's eligibility to become a designated router. When an interface to a nonbroadcast network comes up, the router sends hello packets only to those neighbors eligible to become a designated router, until the identity of the designated router is discovered.

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