---
name: "ospfclient"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "frr"
version: "6.0.2-2+deb10u1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ospfclient"
---

# ospfclient(8)

an example ospf-api client

## NAME

ospfclient - an example ospf-api client

## SYNOPSIS

ospfclient \<ospfd\> \<lsatype\> \<opaquetype\> \<opaqueid\> \<ifaddr\> \<areaid\>

## DESCRIPTION

ospfclient is an example ospf-api client to test the ospfd daemon.

## OPTIONS

- **ospfd**

  A router where the API-enabled OSPF daemon is running.

- **lsatype**

  The value has to be either "9", "10", or "11", depending on the flooding scope.

- **opaquetype**

  The value has to be in the range of 0-255 (for example, experimental applications might use opaquetype larger than 128).

- **opaqueid**

  Arbitrary application instance (24 bits).

- **ifaddr**

  Interface IP address for type 9, otherwise it will be ignored.

- **areaid**

  Area in the IP address format for type 10, otherwise it will be ignored.

## WARNING

This man page is intended to be a quick reference for command line options. The definitive document is the info file frr 6.0.2 or the documentation available on the project website at *https://frrouting.org/*.

## DIAGNOSTICS

The daemon may log to standard output, to a VTY, to a log file, or through syslog to the system logs. FRR supports many debugging options, see the Info file, web docs or source for details.

## SEE ALSO

[zebra(8)](/zebra/8.md), [vtysh(1)](/vtysh/1.md), [ripd(8)](/ripd/8.md), [ripngd(8)](/ripngd/8.md), [ospfd(8)](/ospfd/8.md), [ospf6d(8)](/ospf6d/8.md), [bgpd(8)](/bgpd/8.md), [isisd(8)](/isisd/8.md), [babeld(8)](/babeld/8.md), [nhrpd(8)](/nhrpd/8.md), [pimd(8)](/pimd/8.md), [pbrd(8)](/pbrd/8.md), [ldpd(8)](/ldpd/8.md), [eigrpd(8)](/eigrpd/8.md), [staticd(8)](/staticd/8.md), [mtracebis(8)](/mtracebis/8.md) *https://frrouting.org/*

## BUGS

FRR eats bugs for breakfast. If you have food for the maintainers, please email \<*dev@lists.frrouting.org*\>.

## COPYRIGHT

2020, FRR