Hi Priscilla Maybe you can try this:
ip forward-protocol udp 137 ip forward-protocol udp 138 ip forward-protocol spanning-tree Best regards, William ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > bergenpeak wrote: > > Thanks. I always like hearing from you, bergenpeak. DHCP is working and the > DHCP server is on the other net so we think inter-VLAN routing and the > helper address are behaving and that STP forwarding delay isn't biting us. > > We tried having the helper address point to a broadcast just in case that > would help Windows. It didn't break DHCP but it didn't help Windows either. > ;-) > > Most things are working, just not Windows. Luckly the customer is a Windows > type, unlike me, so we'll get it working hopefully. > > THANKS! > > Priscilla > > > > > If you only have hosts connected to the switch (not L2 > > devices), > > enable port-fast on the host ports. This eliminates the > > spanning tree states on the port and thus the port begins > > forwarding packets with a few seconds of the link coming online. > > This might be the problem if static IPs are assigned to the > > hosts. If DHCP is being used and DHCP is working, I'd expect > > it is not a problem with the port and spanning tree. > > > > One other possible gotcha is regarding routing and the VLAN > > interface. > > If no devices are active on the VLAN, the router might consider > > the > > VLAN subnet "down" and withdraw the route from its > > advertisements. > > > > > > > > > > > > Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > > > > > > You all remember my very simple campus network re-design that > > I've been > > > helping out with? It sure has been keeping me humble. ;-) > > > > > > So we upgraded the single subnet to two subnets and two VLANs. > > > > > > Everything is working OK except for Windows networking. The > > PCs on the new > > > subnet can't find a domain controller for authentication. > > > > > > So, you can feel free to yell at me for not gathering more > > information on > > > the symptoms, but the client hasn't told me much. ;-) But > > does this ring a > > > bell with anyone? Are there standard recommendations on how > > to handle this > > > in a subnetted VLANed internetwork. > > > > > > I'm not too well informed on Windows networking. My co-author > > wrote that > > > chapter in my troubleshooting book. > > > > > > Thank-you so much! > > > > > > Priscilla Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=60199&t=60136 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
