I believe map statements are only necessary in point-to-multipoint
configurations. In point-to-point frame relay, map statements are not
necessary which is probably why pings are succeeding in your situation.
Just a guess,
John
> Hi,
> I was going through the groupstudy archives the other day and I found an
> interesting string on why the local interfaces on a router cannot be
pinged
> in a frame-relay environment. The argument was that since there is no
> mapping between the ip address and DLCI on the directly attached serial
> interface of the router you won't get a reply if you ping it. I found out
> that I could ping the local interfaces of routers on our frame-relay
> network. Am I missing something here. Can some clear this up for me.
> Thanks
> JZ
>
>
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