2004-10-11 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>

* ospfd.texi: reformat the ospf md5 paragraph, add an additional
	  way to work around bad clocks.
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2004-10-11 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>
* ospfd.texi: reformat the ospf md5 paragraph, add an additional
way to work around bad clocks.
2004-10-03 Hasso Tepper <hasso at quagga.net> 2004-10-03 Hasso Tepper <hasso at quagga.net>
* vtysh.1: Update vtysh man page to reflect changes in shell. Remove * vtysh.1: Update vtysh man page to reflect changes in shell. Remove

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@ -258,12 +258,16 @@ all OSPF packets are authenticated. @var{AUTH_KEY} has length up to 8 chars.
@deffnx {Interface Command} {no ip ospf message-digest-key} {} @deffnx {Interface Command} {no ip ospf message-digest-key} {}
Set OSPF authentication key to a cryptographic password. The cryptographic Set OSPF authentication key to a cryptographic password. The cryptographic
algorithm is MD5. KEYID identifies secret key used to create the message algorithm is MD5. KEYID identifies secret key used to create the message
digest. KEY is the actual message digest key up to 16 chars. Note that OSPF digest. KEY is the actual message digest key up to 16 chars.
MD5 authentication requires that time never go backwards, even across
resets, if ospfd is to be able to promptly reestabish adjacencies with it's Note that OSPF MD5 authentication requires that time never go backwards
neighbours after restarts/reboots. The host should have system time be set (correct time is not important, only that it never goes backwards), even
at boot from an external source (eg battery backed clock, NTP, etc.) if MD5 across resets, if ospfd is to be able to promptly reestabish adjacencies
authentication is to be expected to work reliably. with its neighbours after restarts/reboots. The host should have system
time be set at boot from an external source (eg battery backed clock, NTP,
etc.) or else the system clock should be periodically saved to non-volative
storage and restored at boot if MD5 authentication is to be expected to work
reliably.
@end deffn @end deffn
@deffn {Interface Command} {ip ospf cost <1-65535>} {} @deffn {Interface Command} {ip ospf cost <1-65535>} {}