Jason Owens wrote: > > I have a LAN segment in which I wish to move the routing from a > 7206 to a new 6509. On the 7206, The interface I want to move > has the one main segment (172.16.x.y/24) and around 15 > secondary interfaces of various networks (My predecessors > apparently didn't like sub-interfaces). Unfortunately, IPX is > also being routed off of that interface. I want to separate all > of these IP networks into individual VLAN's and route between > them. My question is how can I get this one IPX network amongst > the vlan's that need it? Is this possible?
Very interesting question. I will attempt to stir up some discussion to try to get you an answer. :-) Couldn't you bridge IPX traffic between these VLANs? To do this you wouldn't put any ipx network numbers on the subinterfaces, but you would put the ones that have IPX devices in the same bridge group. The Cisco LAN Switching book also talks about Routed Switch Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) for situations like this. Check Chapter 18. You should take some time to learn how the IPX clients are getting L3 information in the current network. (Always characterize the exiting network before designing enhancements.) Then take some time to think about the traffic once you introduce VLANs and isolate broadcast domains. (Are VLANs new to this network? Was it all one big broadcast domain before??) When an IPX client boots, it broadcasts a Get Nearest Server (GNS) message, as you may know. Either a router or server can respond to this. But it has to be in the same broadcast domain to hear it. What is responding now? And will it still be in the same broadcast domain in your new design? After the client learns about a server, including its L3 address, it broadcasts a Find Network Number message to find a router that can get it to the server. Through these messages, the client learns its own network number, the address of a server, and the address of a local router. Luckily, you don't have to worry about ARP broadcasts. Because a L3 address in IPX is network.node, where node is the MAC address, there's no need for ARP. If a client knows the L3 address for a devie it needs to reach, it also knows the MAC address. So, consider how all that is working now and what will happen when you subdivide broadcast domains. Think about the logical design and then figure out the configuration, hopefully with help from somebody who knows the 6509 better than I do! :-) _______________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer www.troubleshootingnetworks.com www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56553&t=56533 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
