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"OSPF neighbor relationship packet capture in Ethernet Network

1 > R1 send a ospf hello to multicast address 224.0.0.5 - i. IP Header [Src ip


of R1, dst ip 224.0.0.5, Protolcol - ospf (89), TTL 1] ii. OSPF header [ospf
version -2, Message Type (Hello),
src router id, area id, Authentication data] iii. OSPF Hello packet
[ Network Mask, Hello time (10), Dead Time (40), DR IP - 0.0.0.0, BDR IP - 0.0.0,
R1 priority (1) ]
2 > If there is already a neigbor established between R1 and R2, When R2 will
receive that hello, it (R2) will send its own hello on R1 ip directly and also put
R1 ip in Active neighbor field of its
hello packet. In case, R2 is a new neighbor then R2 & R3 send a ospf hello
to multicast address 224.0.0.5.
R1 listen on mutlicast address, receive R2 and R3 hello and send another hello by
putting [R2 and R3 router id in Active Neighbor field in hello packet], R2 and R3
does same thing."

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