
Build a multi-area OSPF network in GNS3 across three network operating systems — Cisco IOS, IOS-XE and Juniper Junos. Area 0 backbone, an ABR, the multivendor gotchas that break adjacency, and the show commands that prove it works.

Both OSPF and EIGRP can route your internal network well — but they get there very differently. Here is a practical guide to picking the right one for your topology.