Monitor OSPF Neighbors

To view information about OSPF routers that are directly accessible through your network interface, click Monitor==>OSPF Neighbors.

Device 

IP address or name of the selected PortMaster or other devices. 

Interface 

Interface used to learn about the neighbor. 

Area 

Area to which the interface belongs. 

Neighbor 

Router ID of the neighboring router. This ID might not match the neighboring router's IP address. 

State 

OSPF state of the neighbor. Possible States 

Priority 

Stated priority of this neighbor. 

IP Address 

IP address of the neighbor. This value might not match the router ID. 

Last Hello 

Time in seconds that has elapsed since the router last received a hello packet from the neighbor. 

MD5 ID 

A neighbor can be using one of many MD5 secrets. This field shows the ID of the corresponding MD5 secret that is being used by the neighbor.