# Displaying virtual neighbor information

Use the following procedure to view OSPF Virtual Neighbors information.

## Prerequisites

- Install the Advanced License.

- Enable IP routing globally on the switch.

- Assign an IP address to the VLAN that you want to enable with OSPF.

  Routing is automatically enabled on the VLAN when you assign an IP address to it.

## Procedure steps

1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click OSPF.

3. In the work area, click the Virtual Neighbors tab.

4. Click Refresh to update the displayed information.

## Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the Virtual Neighbors tab.

Field | Description
--- | ---
Area | Specifies the subnetwork in which the virtual neighbor resides.
RouterId | Specifies the 32-bit integer that uniquely identifies the neighboring router in the autonomous system.
IpAddr | Specifies the IP address of the virtual neighboring router.
Options | Specifies a bit mask that corresponds to the option field of the neighbor.
State | Specifies the state of the virtual neighbor relationship.
Events | Specifies the number of state changes or error events that have occurred between the OSPF router and the neighbor router.
RetransQLen | Specifies the current length of the retransmission queue (the number of elapsed seconds between advertising retransmissions of the same packet to a neighbor).
HelloSuppressed | Specifies whether hello packets to the virtual neighbor are suppressed.