Okay.... we have two 6509s with Sup2/MSFC2 running Native IOS 12.1(8b)E7, and a Cat5513 running CatOS 4.5(2) with RSM running IOS 11.3(3a)WA4(5). We have 6509A connected via a Gig trunk (ISL) to 6509B and 6509B connects to the 5513 via a 4-link FastEtherchannel trunk (ISL). Most of our Novell servers are connected to the 5513 and ALL Novell servers reside in VLAN1. All VLANs are trunked between all 3 switches. The RSM in the 5500 handles all IPX routing for all VLANs and the two 6500s do no IPX routing. IP Routing for the various VLANs are spread around the 6500s/5513 with HSRP. Our standard PC image has Win95 with Netware Client 3.2 (I believe) installed. IPX frame type under Windows is set to 802.3. Under normal circumstances, the PC boots, and comes up to the Novell login.
Issue: * If the PC is connected to 6509B in any other VLAN except 1, you get a Novell login and IPX works fine. * If you connect a PC to 6509B in VLAN1, and boot, you get no Novell login. You can, from the RSM in the 5513, so an IPX ping with standard Novell Echos and it is successful. But I also have a utility that runs in a DOS window under Windows called SPXping. Using SPXping, I cannot ping to or from said PC. * If I move that PC to either 6509A or 5513, and reboot, it comes up fine and SPXping works fine. (remember that 6509A has to go through 6509B to reach the Novell servers on the 5513) * If the PC is connected to either 6509A or 5513, boots up and you login to Novell, you can then move the connection to 6509B and it works fine until the PC is rebooted. * IP is not affected in any way no matter which switch the PC connects to (which seems to imply a L3 IPX issue, but 6509B isn't running any L3 IPX and should, from an IPX perspective, act as a L2 switch only for PCs connected to it) Any input is appreciated!! I about to tear my hair out over this.... (and so is the TAC engr).... Thanks! Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=47951&t=47951 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
