Paul Lalonde wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've configured a Cisco 2513 router to do full bridging between its Ethernet
> port and its Token Ring port. I'm using plain transparent bridging (bridge
> 'x' protocol ieee).
>
> The network is broken down into two segments: one switched 10/100 Ethernet
> segment, and one Token Ring segment. The Cisco 2513 sits in between the two.
>
> Currently, the majority of the workstations and servers (including an NT
> Server running DHCP services) are on the Token Ring side.
>
> Initially, I had problems bridging the two segments together because of
> MAC-address bitswapping issues (Token Ring uses an inverted MAC address,
> Ethernet doesn't).
>
> These issues have been resolved by using the 'bridge
> bitswap-layer3-addresses' command.
[snip]
The 12.1 doc says this feature operates on ARP and RARP messages. It
doesn't mention any others (e.g., BOOTP).
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/ibm_r/brprt1/br1dtb.htm#xtocid274036
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