Your feelings are right... HDLC is by design a point-to-point encapsulation
for serial interfaces which means that it cannot be used for Multiaccess
networks (mulitpoint). You need to use a Multiaccess type network like
Frame-Relay or X.25.
Parrish.
"Omer " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have a router with tow serial ports. I have noticed that one of my
serial interfaces, which is configured with HDLC
> encap, does not give me the option to choose
> between point-to-point or multipoint subinterfaces. The other serial
interface, with frame-relay encap, allows me to do so.
> Does this have
> something to do with the type of encapsulation on each serial port ? If
that is true, can some one please elaborate?
>
>
> R2#config t
> Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
> R2(config)#int s0.1 ?
> <cr>
>
> R2(config)#int s1.1 ?
> multipoint Treat as a multipoint link
> point-to-point Treat as a point-to-point link
> <cr>
>
>
> interface Serial0
>
> ip address 180.180.2.1 255.255.255.0
> ipx network 200
> !
> interface Serial1
> bandwidth 56
> ip address 170.170.0.1 255.255.0.0
> encapsulation frame-relay
> ipx network 2000
> clockrate 56000
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Omer Shommo
>
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