Author: "Todd E. Lewis" <telewis AT PROVIDENTBANKMD DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 11:44:42 -0400
We have cisco 2503 routers deployed in all of our bank branches. There's to serial ports and one BRIO (ISDN Dial-up port). The serial port connects to a 56kb frame relay link. So a normal status of t
Author: James Shanks <James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 12:23:36 -0400
Todd - Please elaborate more on what you are trying to accomplish. (1) What is your ruleset supposed to do? The scenario is not obvious to me. (2) How do you propose to write the ruleset when there i
Author: "Todd E. Lewis" <telewis AT PROVIDENTBANKMD DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 13:03:02 -0400
I guess what I mean is: when the 56kb line drops (thus turning the serial interface red) the BRIO port should turn from red to green. Right now netview is telling all the time that my BRIO ports are
Author: Steve Francis <steve.francis AT COMMSERV.UCSB DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 11:15:37 -0700
Probably an easier way to manage this situation is not to rely on rules. What I would do is create a loopback interface in the routers (always a good idea for a variety of reasons anyway). Manage the
Author: "Whitehead, Neil" <whitern AT RBOS.CO DOT UK>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 21:33:19 +0100
Todd, One solution that does not involve writing rule sets and will keep the the map colours relatively useful. (well it worked for me!) 1) Define and discover a loopback address on all your routers.
Author: "Todd E. Lewis" <telewis AT PROVIDENTBANKMD DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 16:14:44 -0400
Thanks, Steve's messages advises this as well, Thanks to all. Todd, One solution that does not involve writing rule sets and will keep the the map colours relatively useful. (well it worked for me!)
Author: "Todd E. Lewis" <telewis AT PROVIDENTBANKMD DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 16:29:35 -0400
I'm not really a router guy so what does the loopback port have to do with the BRI port ? According to our router guy, loopback is setup for DLSW (ATM Machine purposes). He's not sure either. Thanks.
Author: "Whitehead, Neil" <whitern AT RBOS.CO DOT UK>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:38:13 +0100
In short, nothing! I just like to have a loopback address defined coz it tends to be the most stable thing you have on your router. While physical interfaces may come and go (change address, NTUs fai
Author: Steve Francis <steve.francis AT COMMSERV.UCSB DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 13:41:29 -0700
A loopback interface is good for the following reasons: - it is always up, so long as the router is reachable. Thus it just gives you an interface to ping on the router that is not tied to a physical
Author: "Todd E. Lewis" <telewis AT PROVIDENTBANKMD DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:33:28 -0400
But isn't the loopback always show green regardless of whether the BRI works or not. A loopback interface is good for the following reasons: - it is always up, so long as the router is reachable. Thu
Author: "Owens, Blaine C" <bowens AT EASTMAN DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:27:27 -0400
Another observation - if the router also has a LAN interface (Ethernet or whatever) then the LAN interface is likely to be reachable whether on primary or ISDN backup. With this in mind it is not alw
Author: "Todd E. Lewis" <telewis AT PROVIDENTBANKMD DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 09:30:36 -0400
Thanks. I'm still confused on the status of the BRI port and the serial port showing on the map. Another observation - if the router also has a LAN interface (Ethernet or whatever) then the LAN inter