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Down - No hellos received from that neighbor

Attempt - Unicast hello packets are being sent to the neighbor; you'll
only see this in OSPF NBMA networks, since they're configured with
neighbor commands.

Init - First Hello packet has been received from this neighbor.

2-Way - Each router has received a Hello packet containing its own RID,
meaning that bidirectional communication is in place. When a router
receives a Hello packet containing its own RID, that's the remote router's
way of saying "I received the Hello packet you sent me earlier."

Exstart - Following DR / BDR election, the exchange of link state


database information can begin. Router with the highest OSPF RID will
begin the exchange and increment the initial sequence number, which is
determined during this stage.

Exchange - Database descriptor (DBD) packets are exchanged; these


packets contain a description of the link state database.

Loading - Routers now send Link State Request (LSR) packets to their
potential neighbor.

Full - Router databases are synchronized and the adjacency has been
formed.

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