Thanks for the information, I started reading the chapter on IS-IS in
routing TCP/IP Volume One to try to at least get a basic understanding of
the protocol.
-- Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Larrieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kevin Welch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 6:50 PM
Subject: RE: Troubleshooting 101
> For straight integrated isis ( ip only, no ISO crap ) things can be set up
> with just a couple of commands.
>
> For those who haven't done IS-IS, it's a little unusual for those coming
> from RIP or EIGRP or any of the IP routing protocols. But in general, one
> can quickly get something up and going by doing the following steps
>
> Router isis [ area tag, which appears to be optional ]
> Net something and here is the weird stuff. The format is highly unusual
for
> us Cisco jocks.
> So in my case, 49.0001.router i.d. in the format of aaaa.bbbb.cccc
> .00
> This RID ( if you will ) must be unique to each router.
> The first part - the 49.0001 is the isis area id. I believe that
> actually the first two numbers indicate something other than area. Still
> have some reading to do.
> Is-type level-1|level-2|level-1-2
>
> Then on each interface one must enter the ip router isis [area tag, if one
> used it in the router process setup ]
>
> There are a wealth of commands within isis, but most appear to be relevant
> only to CLNS / ISO rather than native IP
>
> I can see where Cisco would throw something like this on the CCIE Lab just
> to mess with your mind At first glance it would appear that IS-IS is
> completely alien to the ip protocols, as implemented in the Cisco world.
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Welch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 6:41 PM
> To: Chuck Larrieu; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Troubleshooting 101
>
> Can you enter any commands beginning with clns in global configuration
mode?
> I dont know really anything about isis, but it looks like there is a 'clns
> routing' command that must be entered in global config mode... maybe is a
> feature set issue.
>
> -- Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Larrieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Kevin Welch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 6:27 PM
> Subject: RE: Troubleshooting 101
>
>
> > Tokyo (config )#
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin Welch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 6:13 PM
> > To: Chuck Larrieu; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Troubleshooting 101
> >
> > The only thing I would suggest, because it has happened to me before is
> > this:
> >
> > Is your hostname too long. Are you actually in the router subconfig
menu
> > and just cant tell by the prompt?
> >
> > -- Kevin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck Larrieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Cisco Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:46 PM
> > Subject: Troubleshooting 101
> >
> >
> > > This has been an interesting afternoon. For my lunch hour I thought I
> > would
> > > review my miserable failure of an attempt to negotiate the Mentor Tech
> > Vlab
> > > 3040 ( IS-IS routing ) I kinda blew it last night. So I thought I
would
> > try
> > > things on my own routers and see what happens
> > >
> > > So I open up my pod, and start configuring. Router 3 and router 2 get
to
> > > talking integrated IS-IS ( IP over IS-IS )
> > >
> > > But router 1 does not want to cooperate. I enter the command router
isis
> > > WORD The command is accepted. But I am not in a router
subconfiguration
> > > mode. Swell. Try again. Command accepted. But no router
subconfiguration
> > > mode.
> > >
> > > Being raised in a Microsoft environment, I reload the router and try
> > again.
> > > No dice. I erase the startup config, reload, and try again. No dice.
> Every
> > > time, the command is accepted but no router subconfiguration menu.
> > >
> > > At this point I believe I know:
> > >
> > > 1) it is not the configuration command entry.
> > > 2) it is not a minor corruption of the running IOS itself.
> > > 3) It should not be the IOS version, because I am running the same IOS
> > > version on each of my three routers.
> > >
> > > So next I start to get a bit desperate. I consider that maybe the
flash
> > > image itself is corrupt. I try to re-image using router software
loader,
> > and
> > > of course nothing but problems. After all the nice things I've said
> about
> > > RSL on this forum and others, it acts up. Yes I have a console cable
> > plugged
> > > into the right routers, and yes, I have an ethernet crossover cable
> > plugged
> > > between my PC and the router ethernet port. All right. Tweak and moan
> and
> > do
> > > TFTP rather than RSL. New image on router and no change. The command
is
> > > accepted, but no router subconfiguration menu.
> > >
> > > All right. Maybe I'm nuts. On the other hand, when I upgraded the
flash
> on
> > > these guys a few months ago this particular router was the only one
> where
> > I
> > > did not also upgrade the boot prom. Something come back to bite me?
> > >
> > > So I back down to another version of IOS, reload the router, and now
> > things
> > > seem to behave the way I would expect.
> > >
> > > In terms of troubleshooting methodology, anyone care to use this
example
> > as
> > > a means of instruction? Any steps you think I overlooked?
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > > ----------------------
> > > I am Locutus, a CCIE Lab Proctor. Xx_Brain_dumps_xX are futile. Your
> life
> > as
> > > it has been is over ( if you hope to pass ) From this time forward,
you
> > will
> > > study US!
> > > ( apologies to the folks at Star Trek TNG )
> > >
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