At 05:24 PM 5/29/2003 +0000, Kazan, Naim wrote: >Howard, > >I would appreciate your view and the group on which one you guys would >prefer, Tag switching or Multicasting. We having been running into problems >with doing multiple windows XP imaging that can only handle up to 8 >computers at a time. Multicast is enable at the layer 2 & 3 but still can't >run more than 8 multicast sessions using Norton tool to accept clients for >multicast. Once it receives the MAC address of the computer we send a >session out to image about 8 computers. The number of computer will >fluctuate doing more than 8 and sometimes only capable of doing no more than >3. If we do more than that it freezes up at 25% completion rate of the >image. We have over a thousand computers to upgrade to windows XP by mid to >late June. Our network has 6500 serious switches along with 7507 core >routers. The 6500 handle both layer2/3 functions. Any help will go a long >way. Thank you in advance for everyone's input in this matter.
Sounds to me like you need a better multi-cast source vs changes in your network. Where does tag switching fit into this? >-----Original Message----- >From: Howard C. Berkowitz >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 5/28/03 3:50 PM >Subject: Re: Packet retransmit questiion [7:69715] > >At 6:46 PM +0000 5/28/03, Robert Perez wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I have a question on the CCIE 350-001 test. I have heard differing >opinions > >on this but when traffic crosses a WAN connection and there are >problems who > >does the retransmit?? Host or RTR?? > > > >1.) In Frame relay there is a line hit or corrupt packet on the WAn, >who > >retransmits, should be the source router correct? > > > >2.) In a point to point circuit w/HDLC there is a line hit or corrupt >packet > >who retransmits, should be the source router correct?? > > > >3.) In a bridged environment with a WAN a T-1 takes a line hit or >corrupt > >packet who retrnasmits, should be the source host correct?? > >In all cases, the host, if you are running IP protocols that even >specify retransmission. TCP does, but UDP does not. RPC over UDP >retransmits. > >The only exception where the router would retransmit would be if you >are running X.25, LAP-B, SSCOP, or SDLC. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=69813&t=69797 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]