[zebra 23032] Re: Selective route advertisement

> Thanks for your e-mail. Actually I was getting so many LSAs
> from outside when I put my machiene into the network. However,
> sometime I need to get the routes also. So basically I'm trying
> to see if there is a passive mode as in RIP where it just listens
> to route updates. Yeah, I understand ur point, OSPF is not a
> distance vector one.

I think you're running into fundamental design choices in OSPF. Areas must
be fully synchronized. If this fundamental design is causing you a problem,
you have a few choices:

1) Split the area.

2) Change routing protocols.

3) Live with it.

I'm afraid I don't know of any other choice.

However, I am rather puzzled why you are having this issue. What type of
connection do you have to the network? How many LSAs are we talking about?
Perhaps your problem is that your router is becoming the DR or BDR?

DS