How to Supress Hello packets on an interface enabled for OSPF

Question

As I understand it, enabling an interface to join an area with the
NETWORK command, also causes Hello packets to be sent out the
interface. But if its a stub network, and you want it advertised, but
there is no need for Hello packets to be sent out the interface, how do
you suppress them?
The passive-interface command seems to be discouraged in OSPF, since
there is far more granular control over which interfaces are affected
by the network command.
The "redistribute connected subnets" could be used after entering the
network command with a very restrictive mask that advertises only
non-stub network interface(s). But that seems to open a whole new can
of redristribute issues.
This is simple to do, right?
Cheers

Answer 1

I don't why passive interface would be discouraged in OSPF--I've seen it used a lot in the networks I've worked on. In fact, with the advent of the passive-interface default command, it's much easier use passive interface in all the routing protocols.
The general rule of thumb is, if you want the routes to be internals, then use passive interface. If you want them to be externals, then use redistribute connected. You can filter the routes you pull in through redistribute connected using a route map. You can control which interfaces are pulled in through passive using the network statement.
Russ.W