On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Mask Of Zorro wrote:
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> OK - that's one issue... BUT there is still the original question which had
> to do with connecting two routers to the MAU and doing some bridging between
> them. In the previous scenario, we "virtualized" the network by using
> addressing at layer 3. This split one layer 2 network into two layer 3
> networks. The router was used to connect the "virtual" networks together.
nod, what I had asked was about "multiple rings", like you say, in a
bridging scenerio, which doesn't sound possible on one MAU. I think some
people on this list got confused because they are confusing network
segments (layer 3) with a ring which is layer 2.
Brian
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> >From: NP-BASS LEON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: NP-BASS LEON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "'Hennen, David'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Brian'"
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: token ring question
> >Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 13:42:38 -0500
> >
> >HOW????????????
> >I would really like to know this one.....
> >If I heard it correct Brian mentioned that he had a dumb MAU, so that MAU
> >looks at that entire box as being one network segment, so how do you place
> >two router interfaces with two different IP or IPX addresses on the same
> >segment??????????????? IP will detect the conflict and IPX will beacon.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Hennen, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 1:03 PM
> >To: 'Brian'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: token ring question
> >
> >
> >yes you can, as far as having two IP or IPX ranges running on a single mau.
> >You can't mix ring speeds however.
> >
> >daveh
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 9:35 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: token ring question
> >
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> >Can you configure multiple rings on a single MAU? I mean If I plug 2
> >2502's into a MAU can I set different rings for them, or do you really
> >need two MAU's to do multi-ring/bridging scenerios?
> >
> >Brian
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