Hi, I remember exactly it has been working in the pre 4.9 times. now it doesn't again, but may be I am missing something:
test net scheme: router 1 (gif0) - (gif0) router 2 here's what hapenning: router 1: # ospfctl s i Interface Address State HelloTimer Linkstate Uptime nc ac vether0 192.168.70.1/24 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan4 192.168.3.9/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan3 192.168.3.5/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan2 192.168.3.1/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 gif0 192.168.100.2/32 P2P 00:00:00 unknown 00:06:40 1 1 # ifconfig vether0 192.168.75.1/24 # ospfctl re reload request sent. # ospfctl s i Interface Address State HelloTimer Linkstate Uptime nc ac vether0 192.168.75.1/24 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan4 192.168.3.9/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan3 192.168.3.5/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan2 192.168.3.1/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 gif0 192.168.100.2/32 P2P 00:00:09 unknown 00:11:51 1 1 # ifconfig vether0 192.168.77.1/24 # ospfctl s i Interface Address State HelloTimer Linkstate Uptime nc ac vether0 192.168.75.1/24 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan4 192.168.3.9/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan3 192.168.3.5/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan2 192.168.3.1/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 gif0 192.168.100.2/32 P2P 00:00:03 unknown 00:13:47 1 1 # ospfctl r reload request sent. # ospfctl s i Interface Address State HelloTimer Linkstate Uptime nc ac vether0 192.168.75.1/24 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan4 192.168.3.9/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan3 192.168.3.5/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 vlan2 192.168.3.1/30 DOWN - active 00:00:00 0 0 gif0 192.168.100.2/32 P2P 00:00:07 unknown 00:14:03 1 1 i.e router 1 does not react properly on interface changes and on router 2 i see the same picture: # ospfctl s r Destination Nexthop Path Type Type Cost Uptime 192.168.3.0/30 192.168.100.2 Intra-Area Network 20 00:17:17 192.168.3.4/30 192.168.100.2 Intra-Area Network 20 00:17:17 192.168.3.8/30 192.168.100.2 Intra-Area Network 20 00:17:17 192.168.70.0/24 192.168.100.2 Intra-Area Network 20 00:17:17 192.168.100.1/32 192.168.100.2 Intra-Area Network 20 00:17:17 The only way to get ospfd sending proper update, is now pkill ospfd; ospfd. -- With best regards, Gregory Edigarov