ospf { export ospf-announce; area 0.0.0.0 { interface ge-0/0/0.0 { interface-type p2mp; hello-interval 2; dead-interval 8; dynamic-neighbors; } interface ge-3/0/0.0 { passive; } interface lo0.0 { passive; } interface ge-0/0/3.0 { interface-type p2mp; dynamic-neighbors; } interface ge-0/0/1.0 { passive; } interface ge-0/0/2.0 passive; } } } } policy-options { policy-statement ospf-announce { term 1 { from { protocol static; route-filter 0.0.0.0/0 exact; } then accept; } } } When running show ospf statistics we get Packet type Total Last 5 seconds Sent Received Sent Received Hello 2 30972 0 22 DbD 0 0 0 0 LSReq 0 0 0 0 LSUpdate 0 478 0 0 LSAck 0 866 0 0 DBDs retransmitted : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs flooded : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs flooded high-prio : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs retransmitted : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs transmitted to nbr : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs requested : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs acknowledged : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 Flood queue depth : 0 Total rexmit entries : 0 db summaries : 0 lsreq entries : 0 Receive errors: easynet@border-1> show ospf statistics Packet type Total Last 5 seconds Sent Received Sent Received Hello 2 31008 0 22 DbD 0 0 0 0 LSReq 0 0 0 0 LSUpdate 0 478 0 0 LSAck 0 866 0 0 DBDs retransmitted : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs flooded : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs flooded high-prio : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs retransmitted : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs transmitted to nbr : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs requested : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 LSAs acknowledged : 0, last 5 seconds : 0 Flood queue depth : 0 Total rexmit entries : 0 db summaries : 0 lsreq entries : 0 Receive errors: 12400 subnet mismatches 18237 hello interval mismatches 370 dead interval mismatches when we run show ospf Instance: master Router ID: * SNIPP * Route table index: 0 AS boundary router Full SPF runs: 15, SPF delay: 0.200000 sec, SPF holddown: 5 sec, SPF rapid runs: 3 LSA refresh time: 50 minutes Area: 0.0.0.0 Stub type: Not Stub Authentication Type: None Area border routers: 0, AS boundary routers: 0 Neighbors Up (in full state): 0