This is normal for a backup interface. If you want the ISDN to show active as well you need to configure dialer interfaces and place them in backup mode
-----Original Message----- From: kaiser anwar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 September 2003 23:20 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: backup interface [7:74836] Hi, I am having issue with backup interface with isdn. I can ping my directly connected bri interface. but as soos as I hit my serial backup interface bri 0/0. Bri goes down. i do show isdn staus it says layer one deactived. this what it shows for sh ip int Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0/0 unassigned YES NVRAM up up Ethernet0/0.4 130.4.34.3 YES NVRAM up up Ethernet0/0.6 130.4.36.3 YES NVRAM up up BRI0/0 130.4.113.3 YES NVRAM standby mode down Serial0/0 130.4.100.3 YES NVRAM up up BRI0/0:1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down BRI0/0:2 unassigned YES unset administratively down down Virtual-Access1 unassigned YES TFTP down down Loopback0 130.4.3.3 YES manual up up Thanks in advance for eveyone's help. Sincerely, Kaiser A **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=74861&t=74836 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html