Chapter 12. Configuring and Monitoring NHRP
This chapter describes how to configure and monitor the Next Hop Resolution
Protocol (NHRP). For a description of this protocol, refer to “Next Hop Resolution
Protocol (NHRP) Overview” on page 345.
This chapter contains the following sections:
v “Accessing the NHRP Configuration Process”
v “NHRP Configuration Commands”
v “Accessing the NHRP Monitoring Process” on page 368
v “NHRP Monitoring Commands” on page 369
v “NHRP Packet Tracing” on page 374
Accessing the NHRP Configuration Process
To access the NHRP configuration:
1. At the operator monitoring prompt (*), type talk 6 and press enter.
2. At the config>prompt, type protocol nhrp and press enter.
3. The NHRP config> prompt is displayed.
NHRP Configuration Commands
This section explains all of the NHRP configuration commands as shown in
Table 62. Enter the commands at the NHRP config> prompt.
Table 62. NHRP Configuration Command Summary
Command Function
? (Help) Displays all the commands available for this command level or lists the
options for specific commands (if available). See “Getting Help” on page
xxvi.
Enable NHRP Turns on NHRP for all interfaces that are not explicitly defined.
Disable NHRP Turns off NHRP for all interfaces that are not explicitly defined.
List Displays the NHRP configuration.
Advanced
config
Gets you to the NHRP Advanced config> prompt, from which you can enter
other commands as described in “NHRP Advanced Configuration
Commands” on page 361.
Exit Returns you to the previous command level. See “Exiting a Lower Level
Environment” on page xxvii.
Enable NHRP
Use the enable command to enable NHRP on all interfaces not explicitly defined
using an NHRP advanced config command. It is a simple way to get NHRP up and
running with default parameters.
Syntax:
enable
nhrp
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