sounds like the router you have is a switch running spanning tree...if thats the case, then turn off span-tree on the IBM device..is that device a Blade center server?
Larry Letterman Network Engineer Cisco Systems ----- Original Message ----- From: Juli Hato To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 7:56 AM Subject: Help on Catalyst 3550 [7:66072] Hi all, I have a router IBM that has 2 ethernet ports. The IBM router connect to Cisco Catalyst 3550 that is not configured. When the router IBM connect to the switch one of the ethernet port from the IBM router got block by the Cisco Switch. All you have to know is that I need to ethernet ports from the IBM router active. How to counteract with this. Thank you in advance. Best Regards, HATO _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=66141&t=66072 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]