ROUTE: EIGRP Summary Route and Stub Networks

Topology

 

Objectives

• Setup EIGRP
• Configure loopbacks
• Add summary address
• Configure Stub

Check routing and topology tables

If we take a look at R1's routing table, it will list all of the routes being advertised by EIGRP;

Create Summary Address

The summary address for the network will be;

• 10.1.4.0 255.255.252.0 or 10.1.0.0/22

 Enter the following on R2;



Now if we take a look at the R1's routing table, we will see that the networks are being summarised;



This provides the benefit when/if a network on R2 drops;

For example if 10.1.4.0/22 fails, query messages will be sent out for an alternative route. The query goes to the exact route that is lost 10.1.4.0/24. When R1 receives this, all they have is a route for 10.1.4.0/22, so they will not forward the query (if more routers were connected) and will send a reply back to R2

If all the networks were to fail the summary address will no longer be advertised.

Creating a Stub network

By configuring R2 as stub network, it will tell R1 that you hear a query message do not send it to me, as I only know the networks being advertised to you (there are no other networks that R2 can reach but its own LAN networks).

Under the EIGRP 1 process, enter the following command;



If you take a look at the neighbours table on R1 you can verify the stub setting;



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