"Priscilla Oppenheimer" wrote: >> To establish Ethernet encapsulation of IP packets, use one of >> the following >> commands in interface configuration mode:
>The document says that you can change the encapsulation for IP packets? You >can't do that on my routers! There's no need to do it anyway. There is >essentially no modern operating system that doesn't use Ethernet II for IP. >I'd be interested to see if anyone else is able to change the Ethernet >encapsulation for IP packets on their routers." IBM used to sell an interface card for OS/390 mainframes with two ports, each configurable for 16Mbps Token Ring or 10Mbps Ethernet. I think they were sold in the late nineties. Even when configured for Ethernet, SNAP is used for IP. I had one of these - it would only start working if the mainframe issued the ARP. The router would recognise the ARP in a SNAP frame and continue to use SNAP. If the router ARP'ed first, it used an Ethernet II "arpa" frame and received no reply from the mainframe. A correspondent on IBMTCP-L recommended setting the ethernet encapsulation to SNAP on the router but the encapsulation command didn't work on my 12.1(5)T7 3660. I didn't try arp snap, and I haven't got the card anymore to test with. Jenny Margrison Important: This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is confidential, commercially valuable or subject to legal or parliamentary privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any review, re-transmission, disclosure, use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited by several Commonwealth Acts of Parliament. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this transmission together with any attachments. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=71681&t=71681 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
