Hmmm... Ping, IP Address - all layer 3 stuff, right? Can't do layer 3 if
layer 2 is down...
You can do a "no keepalive" on an ethernet interface to bring it up without
actually pluggin it into anything. Is that what you are trying to do? Try
that and see if you get the results you are looking for.
Dale
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>From: "Rue Barb the Tangled" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Rue Barb the Tangled" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: ethernet is up, line protocol is down
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 14:36:57 GMT
>
>Hi guys - perhaps you can clairify something for me.
>
>According to CIT - this means layer 1 is up, but layer 2 is down
>(paraphrase) - what I need to know is the reprecussions of this -
>
>In other words, can I ping this interface ip address from within the
>router?
> Could I do a sh ip route on this ip address and at least try to see it?
>Obviously, I can't do it from another router across the interface, but I
>thought I'd be able to assign an ip address, ping it internally, and have
>it
>ready to go when we get something to plug into it.
>
>Kind of hitting my head against a wall here. Thanks.
>
>RB
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