what are you guys talking about? of course you can have two or more routers sharing the same ip subnet. ever here of a backbone? >>> "Donald B Johnson Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/10/00 03:52PM >>> can we see the config on that one i cant get it to work Duck Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 8rv8ve$vp1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:8rv8ve$vp1$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Just one minor correction.... Of course you can have multiple router ports on a single subnet!! Why couldn't you?!?!? I just happen to have that implemented here... it's called.... hhhmmm.. a backbone!! ""Guyler, Rik [EESUS]"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... No, 2 router ports cannot be on the same subnet. You can, however, setup HSRP (Hot-Standby Router Protocol), which will give you the redundancy you need. This requires 2 routers but gives you complete router redundancy and not just port/link redundancy. Search for HSRP on www.cisco.com. Rik -----Original Message----- From: Kedar Deshpande [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 7:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: stupid questions Hi, Is there any way that we can connect two ethernet ports of routers on same network & have redundancy between them....? regards, **NOTE: New CCNA/CCDA List has been formed. For more information go to http://www.groupstudy.com/list/Associates.html _________________________________ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] **NOTE: New CCNA/CCDA List has been formed. For more information go to http://www.groupstudy.com/list/Associates.html _________________________________ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]