OSPF duplicate router IDs

Any two OSPF routers in the same area that have the same router ID will not become neighbors.

Other routers in the area can become neighbors with only one of the two routers with the duplicate IDs, depending upon which of the two routers responds first, so full OSPF adjacencies will never be established.

OSPF routers with the same router ID in different areas will function just fine.

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