I gather that the lack of response from Priscilla herself in indicative that she, at least, has some kind of life ;->
Chuck ""richard dumoulin"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Priscilla, > > Do you remember the discussion about IP unnumbered ? Sure you do. You wrote > "Now, network management is a concern, however. If your serial interface is > unnumbered, you can't ping it or send it SNMP messages. With those > functions, the serial port acts as an end host and must have a network-layer > address. That's the tradeoff". > > I have found in Cisco ISP essentials book, the following: "Many ISPs use > monitoring systems that use ping to check the status of the leased line. > Even if the customer unplugs the LAN, an alarm will not be raised on the > ISPs management system. This is because the customer router still knows > that the LAN IP address is configured on the system and is "useable" ". > (page 46) > > Regards. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=49366&t=49347 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
