Group, I have a 2522 that's doing something strange. The 2522 has 10 serial interfaces - 2 sync and 8 sync/async. The 2 sync interfaces (Serial ints 0 & 1) and the first two of the sync/aync int (Serial ints 2 &3) are on the bottom row of the router and Serial sync/async ints 4-9 are on the top row (I include this for people who didn't know). My problem is I can't get "Up and Up" for any of the top row of sync/async Serial interfaces - it's only "UP and Down"!?! Where's my line protocol problem? I'm connecting to a 2501. The 2501's config is this: interface Serial0 ip address 192.168.1.150 255.255.255.0 no fair-queue clockrate 64000 ! ! router rip version 2 network 192.168.1.0 The 2522's config is this: hostname 2522 ! interface Serial1 ip address 192.168.1.201 255.255.255.0 ! router rip version 2 network 192.168.1.0 ! Simple enough - - right? If I take the IP address (or any other IP add scheme) off of int Ser1 of the 2522 (or Ser 0, 2 or 3) and apply it to Ser's 4-9, the ints will only go to UP and DOWN. It's like the whole top row of the 2522 will not turn Up and Up. On the other hand, when I use the exact same configs on Serial ints 0-3 I get Up and Up. What am I missing? Switched cables, played with different IP schemes, different routing protocols, connected to different routers rather than the 2501, switched DCE/DTE connections, changed the encaps to FR, bumped the routers a few times, checked CCO - nuttin'!!! Any help would be greatly appreciated, Sean C. CCNP, CCDP, MCSE Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=7562&t=7562 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]