OSPF Network Types and Timers
Network type | Point to point | Broadcast | Non-Broadcast | Point to Multipoint |
Max routers per network | 2 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Hello (Default cisco) | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 |
Dead timers (Default cisco) | 40 | 40 | 120 | 120 |
Wait timer: | 0 | equal to | equal to | 0 |
Automatic neighbour Discovery | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
hellos are sent to | 224.0.0.5 | 224.0.0.5 | Neighbor IP | 224.0.0.5 |
Neighbor communication are send to | 224.0.0.5 | Unicast | Unicast | Unicast |
LSA’s are sent to: | 224.0.0.5 | DR/BDR: 224.0.0.6 | DR/BDR: 224.0.0.6 | Unicast |
Next-hop IP: | Peer | Original router | Original router | Hub |
