🐓Implementing OSPF on Debian or OpenWRT 🛜

Debian or OpenWRT is a great solution that can be implemented in various NFVs. It is lean and mean and can be used at the edge or even within a data centre.

Here we explain on how to implement OSPF of the platform using Free Range Routing.

#debian
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install frr

# openwrt
opkg update
opkg install nano btop mtr curl
opkg install frr frr-watchfrr frr-ospfd frr-staticd frr-zebra frr-vtysh

# Change ospfd=yes in /etc/frr/daemons

#Modify /etc/frr/frr.conf

router ospf
  router-id 192.168.79.1
  network 192.168.0.0/16 area 0.0.0.0
  area 0.0.0.0 range 192.168.0.0/16
     default-information originate always
     redistribute kernel
     redistribute connected
     redistribute static

service frr enable
service frr start

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