RE: NSSA and related design questions [7:50608]

2002-08-04 Thread Vicuna, Mark

In relation to your last paragraph, once you add the line 
redistribute, that router is classed as an asbr.. so the answer is no.

HTH,
Mark

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Subject: NSSA and related design questions [7:50608]


I'd like to setup a group of routers to be in an OSPF sub-area.
The sub-area will connect to the backbone via one or two
ABRs.  All other routers in the sub-area will be ASBRs.
The ABRs will not be ASBRs.

From a design perspective, I want to put these routers into
a sub-area so that I can limit the amount of routing information
they need to be aware of.  Further, I'd like to limit what
information the backbone routers see regarding these ASBRs.

Stub and Totally Stubby areas are not an option since the sub-
areas contains ASBRs.

Configuring the sub-area as an NSSA would help limit the number
of routes in the sub-area (via the ABR nssa no-summary command)
as the sub-area will have just a default, intra-area, and type 7
routes from the redist process.  This is good.

When the ABR gets the Type 7 LSAs from the ASBRs, it will translate
them into type 5s and flood them throughout the backbone.  While it
appears that the backbone routers don't see the ASBRs (via type 4
LSAs from the ABR), I'd like to determine if it's possible to configure
the ABR to take the type 7s and include these routes instead in the
ABR's type 3 LSA?  This would prevent the backbone routers from seeing
the type 5s.  Is this possible?

Or, is it possible to perform redist from RIP into OSPF, but
to configure this router to put the routes learned via RIP into it's
type 1 LSA (ie do a redist but prevent the router from being an
ASBR)

Thanks for any info.




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two ABRs for a sub-area and partitioning [7:50621]

2002-08-04 Thread bergenpeak

Suppose I have two ABRs that are supporting the same sub-area.
The ABRs are not directly connected, but can reach each other
through links inside the sub-area.

Suppose a link fails causing the two ABRs to not have connectivity
through the sub-area.  The sub-area is therefore partitioned.

Suppose the ABRs are not doing route summarization.  

Will this cause a problem from the backbone perspective?  

Will this cause a problem for traffic which needs to flow from
one side of the sub-area to the other part of the sub-area?

Thanks




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Re: ACS PIX [7:50589]

2002-08-04 Thread Magdy H. Ibrahim

need for more info

Magdy


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 Dear all,

 Why not the usage time in the user property not increased when I pass
 through the PIX which get Authentication  Authorization and send
accounting
 to ACS? Not like the dialup access?

 The version of ACS is 3.0 and I have PIX 515.



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CCNP new version!!! [7:50623]

2002-08-04 Thread Magdy H. Ibrahim

Dear All,

I just want to get more info about what is new in CCNP Version3
and Is there any new materials for thsi version??

Please advise me

Best regards,,,

Magdy




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Routing Protocol PIX Firewall ? [7:50625]

2002-08-04 Thread Anil Kumar

Hi Friends,

I am planning to deploy a network in the following manner.

R1 ---  PIX INSIDEPIX OUTSIDE -- INTERNET ROUTER
   |
PIX DMZ  
   |
   |
  R2

R1 ( FOR LEASE LINE AND DDR FOR LEASE LINE)

R2 ( FOR DIAL UP CUSTOMERS)
For security reasons i am planning to have the dialup
customers on one router(R2) and Lease line customers on
other router (R1).

Infact i wanted a routing protocol to be enabled on the
network. Since one router is inside the DMZ zone and
another router inside interface I am not sure will the
routing updates will be passed through the PIX firwall.

Another question , as per the above network if i use a
RADIUS server for the dial in authentication and if i place
the server in the inside segment (PIX) will the
authentication/ accounting ports(1645 and 1646) will passed
through the PIX firewall.

Request your expert comments and sugesstion the above
design.


Thanks in Advance.

Regards...Anil

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ACS2.6 on w2k server with bugs!!! [7:50624]

2002-08-04 Thread Magdy H. Ibrahim

Hi all,
I have ACS2.6 server runs on W2k server used to authenticate my dialup users
when they connect to the internet..
few days ago, it started a strange behaves which are:
1- When I tried to modify or editing an existing user to make some changes
on his privileges. when I clicked on that user it gives me the add new user
window with NEW USER statement ...  that user already exist in the ACS
user database...

2- some usernames the ACS refused to add them, I do not know why... unless I
change it to an other username
3- most times when a user disconnected, and after a while 10 min or more
when this user trys to reconnect again the ACS does not allow him to
reconnect unless I purge all the users and they connect again and the
Access server where the user connected still show me that the user still
logging to the server???

Please is there any solution to fix this problem??
and if I upgrade to ACS3.0 these problems will fixes or those bugs still
exist.

I need your advices ASAP.

Best regards,,,

Magdy




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HSRP OSPF [7:50626]

2002-08-04 Thread Gil Shulman

Hi all, 

I know that I asked this question in the past, but I still have some problem
with this issue.
What I am trying to do is as follows:

   Site A|
Site B   
   __802.1q
_  |_   | _ _|_

|  SW-L3 |--|  SW - L2 |   | |  SW - L3
|-|   SW - L2|
||--|_|   |
||-|_|
 // |
//  
//  |
/   /
   //   |
Vlan2//Vlan3
 /  Vlan3  /   /
/
   Vlan 2   //
/  /
  /   /
/  /
  _/__/
/__/
  |   ||
|
  |Host A | |
Host B  | 
  |__|
|___|


The L-3 at site A and B holds two HSRP IP addresses for each Vlan, Vlan 2 
Vlan 3.
Host A  B don't hold a static default gateway configuration, they are
running an OSPF process and should learn their default gateway IP address
via OSPF advertisements.
The question is, how can I advertise an HSRP IP address via OSPF routing
protocol.
I have been trying to achieve it by using the default-information originate
always but the default gateway which the hosts gets is the real IP address
of the interface.

Help will be most appreciated.

Cheers,
Gil
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RE: DRAM for 2500 series [7:50572]

2002-08-04 Thread Jack Lane

Thanks for each of your responses.

JackJack Lane wrote:
 
 I don't care about a SmartNet contract.  Will a standard,
 fast-page with parity SIMM chip work with a 2500 series
 router?  Am I asking for trouble if I don't get a for Cisco
 2500 series ram?
 
 I found this chip for $6: 16 MB SIMM FAST PAGE with PARITY
 (4X36) 72 PIN
 
 Thanks,
 
 Jack




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RE: HSRP OSPF [7:50626]

2002-08-04 Thread Kris Keen

Your hosts use HSRP, to set the HOST ip default to the HSRP virtual


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OSPF, /31s on FE/GE, and ip ospf network point-to-point [7:50630]

2002-08-04 Thread bergenpeak

In a network where FE/GE are used as direct connects between routers
(with a /30 mask), is there any issue from a network or OSPF perspective
if

- one numbers these links with a /31 network in order to save two IPs
per link.


- one uses the ip ospf network point-to-point command remove the need
for the DR router to generate a corresponding type 2 LSA?

Can anyone think of any issues this might cause?

Thanks




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Re: ACS PIX [7:50631]

2002-08-04 Thread Mohannad Khuffash

Thanks for your response.
I mean when i get authenticated through PIX to out side , where PIX
configured to send AAA to ACS 3.0, the Current Usage remian zero either the
time or the number of sessions, as follow :

Current Usage

Day Week Month Absolute
  Online time 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00
  Sessions 0 0 0 0


where i want to limit the access to outside Interntet to a limited time
quota .
I hope it's clear now ?

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Re: ACS2.6 on w2k server with bugs!!! [7:50624]

2002-08-04 Thread Mohannad Khuffash

Dear Magdy,
I don't think the upgrade to ACS 3.0 will solve the problem since i'm using
version 3.0 of ACS  but have the same problem you have problem no. 1

plz any one have comment for that ?

Thanks



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 Hi all,
 I have ACS2.6 server runs on W2k server used to authenticate my dialup
users
 when they connect to the internet..
 few days ago, it started a strange behaves which are:
 1- When I tried to modify or editing an existing user to make some changes
 on his privileges. when I clicked on that user it gives me the add new
user
 window with NEW USER statement ...  that user already exist in the ACS
 user database...

 2- some usernames the ACS refused to add them, I do not know why... unless
I
 change it to an other username
 3- most times when a user disconnected, and after a while 10 min or more
 when this user trys to reconnect again the ACS does not allow him to
 reconnect unless I purge all the users and they connect again and the
 Access server where the user connected still show me that the user still
 logging to the server???

 Please is there any solution to fix this problem??
 and if I upgrade to ACS3.0 these problems will fixes or those bugs still
 exist.

 I need your advices ASAP.

 Best regards,,,

 Magdy




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Re: OSPF GRE tunnel to connect areas. [7:50633]

2002-08-04 Thread cannonr

Timothy,

I don't think you will be able to form a neighbor relationship through the
tunnel with that configuration.  What I would do is put the tunnel interface
on both sides in the same network rather than using unnumbered.  Also, you
would need to add the tunnel network into the OSPF process in order to form
an adjacency and pass routes.

Royce


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From: Timothy Ouellette 
To: ; 
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 3:36 AM
Subject: OSPF GRE tunnel to connect areas.


 Hey team,

 Just playing around with OSPF and GRE tunnels and having no luck. Can
 anyone help?

 Router1's s1 interface is in area 12 as is router2's s0.   Between R2
 and R5 is area 51
 (network 151.1.222.0/24).  As you can see in order for area 12 to
 communicate with the rest
 of the ospf network it needs a virtual link beween r2 and r5.  I did
 that and it worked.

 What i'm trying to do now is a GRE tunnel between r2 and r5. The tunnel
 is up but r1 never
 sees the routers that it did when the virtual-link was up.  The tunnel
 interfaces show up
 can I ping the loopback on r5 from r2 and vice verase but r1 sees no
 ospf routes.


 R1--area12--R2area51--R5--area0
(150.1.2.2) (151.1.5.5)


 Below are the configs.  Feel free to email me directly with my blunder
 if you so desire.


 r2's config
 -
 nterface Loopback0
  ip address 150.1.2.2 255.255.255.0
 !
 interface Tunnel1
  ip unnumbered Loopback0
  tunnel source Loopback0
  tunnel destination 150.1.5.5
 !
 interface Ethernet0
  ip address 150.1.222.2 255.255.255.0
 !
 interface Serial0
  ip address 150.1.12.2 255.255.255.0
  clockrate 64000
 !
 router ospf 1
  router-id 150.1.222.2
  log-adjacency-changes
  network 150.1.12.2 0.0.0.0 area 12
  network 150.1.222.2 0.0.0.0 area 51
 !
 ip classless
 ip route 150.1.5.5 255.255.255.255 Ethernet0


 r5's config
 
 interface Loopback0
  ip address 150.1.5.5 255.255.255.0
 !
 interface Tunnel0
  ip unnumbered Loopback0
  tunnel source Loopback0
  tunnel destination 150.1.2.2
 !
 interface Ethernet0
  ip address 150.1.222.5 255.255.255.0
 !
 !
 router ospf 1
  router-id 150.1.111.5
  log-adjacency-changes
  network 150.1.111.5 0.0.0.0 area 0
  network 150.1.222.5 0.0.0.0 area 51
 !
 ip classless
 ip route 150.1.2.2 255.255.255.255 Ethernet0
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Cisco Instructor [7:50634]

2002-08-04 Thread Terry Hines

Looking for a CCNP level instructor in the Des Moines Area.




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RE: Xyplex 1600 as Terminal server For my Routers [7:14504]

2002-08-04 Thread Bryon Phillips

My XYPLEX MAXserver 1600 Terminal Server config notes.

This is alot of peices I have pulled together to get my Maxserver 1600
(16port) working for my CCIE LAB rack. Since the Terminal server is not part
of the lab I need to spend my money on thing like ISDN
hardware. I was not able to find any instruction that let me put this config
behind me quickly. Since we need to focus our time working on CCIE lab task
(not the mysteries of Xplex Terminal server configs). I have put thess
instruction/notes together.

resources:
 http://www.gno.org/~gdr/xyplex/
 http://www.pimpworks.org/xyplex/


My system information getting started:
1)reset ---all light on
2)reset - hold-- until rotating lights stop and 15,16 go solid
3)hit return on console (after 20 seconds) type access(blind input) at
greeting hit return.

Terminal Server Configuration/Maintenance Menu
   1. Display unit configuration
   2. Modify unit configuration
   3. Initialize server and port parameters
   4. Revert to stored configuration
   S. Exit saving configuration changes
   X. Exit without saving configuration changes
Enter menu selection [X]: 1
Stored Configuration New Configuration

Parameter load method:   NVS NVS
Image load method:   DTFTP BOOTP RARPDTFTP BOOTP RARP
Dump method: BOOTP RARP  BOOTP RARP
XMOP/MOP filename:   N/A N/A
Default unit IP addr:192.168.123.6   192.168.123.6
DTFTP host IP addr:  192.168.123.15  192.168.123.15
DTFTP gateway IP addr:   192.168.123.1   192.168.123.1
DTFTP filename:  mx1500.sys  mx1500.sys
Load status messages:Enabled Enabled
Network interface:   Automatic Selection Automatic Selection
Memory size expected:4 Megabytes 4 Megabytes
   (Found 4 Megabytes)


XYPLEX instructiuons ---basic boot config---

Setting An MX-1600, MX-1608 or MX-1450 To Factory Defaults
Straighten a paper clip and press into the pin-size hole next to console LED
on the front panel of the

unit. All LEDs on the front of the unit will light up. 
Press the paper clip in again and hold it in for 3-5 seconds. The LEDs will
light up in a sweeping fashion

from right to left, then left to right. When this sweeping stops, there will
be 2 or 3 LEDS to the right

lit, at this point release the paper clip. 
The LEDs will light up in a countdown pattern to 1 (diagnostic test
pattern). Then they will all go out and

the RUN light will be flashing very fast. You should have a terminal
attached to one of the serial ports on

the back of the unit. Press the ENTER key several times for the port to
autobaud. You will see a text

display similar to this: 
Terminal Server, Type 97, Rev G.00.00 
Ethernet address 08-00-87-05-A1-16, port 2 
Configuration in progress.  Please wait 
Type the password access (there is no password prompt and it will not
display the characters you type)

and then press ENTER on your keyboard. The menu below will display. Please
select the menu options and

answer the questions as detailed below to default your unit. 
To Default The Server Load/Dump Parameters: 

 Welcome to the Configuration Menu. 
 
 Terminal Server Configuration/Maintenance Menu 
 
1. Display unit configuration 
2. Modify unit configuration 
3. Initialize server and port parameters 
4. Revert to stored configuration 
S. Exit saving configuration changes 
X. Exit without saving configuration changes 
 
 Enter menu selection [X]: 2 
-[see my setup above for tftp no flash example]--

 Initialize configuration to defaults (Y,N) [N]?  Y

Press ENTER on your keyboard at this time... 
To Default The Server  Port Parameters: 
 

 Terminal Server Configuration/Maintenance Menu 
 
1. Display unit configuration 
2. Modify unit configuration 
3. Initialize server and port parameters 
4. Revert to stored configuration 
S. Exit saving configuration changes 
X. Exit without saving configuration changes 
 
 Enter menu selection [X]: 3 

 When the software has been loaded, should default server and port
 parameters be used (Y,N) [N]? Y

Save Configuration Changes And Reboot The Server: 
 Terminal Server Configuration/Maintenance Menu 
 
1. Display unit configuration 
2. Modify unit configuration 
3. Initialize server and port parameters 
4. Revert to stored configuration 
S. Exit saving configuration changes 
X. Exit without saving configuration changes 
 
 Enter menu selection [X]: S

 Save changes and exit (Y,N)  [Y]? Y

The access server will now reboot using factory settings. 




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RE: HSRP OSPF [7:50626]

2002-08-04 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer

Gil Shulman wrote:
 
 Hi all, 
 
 I know that I asked this question in the past, but I still have
 some problem
 with this issue.
 What I am trying to do is as follows:
 
Site A|
 Site B   
   
 __802.1q
 _  |_   | _
 _|_
 
 |  SW-L3 |--|  SW - L2 |   | |  SW - L3
 |-|   SW - L2|
 ||--|_|   |
 ||-|_|
  // |
 /  /  
 //  |
 / /
//   |
 Vlan2//Vlan3
  /  Vlan3  / /
 /
Vlan 2   //
 /  /
   /   /
 /  /
   _/__/
 /__/
   | ||
 |
   |Host A
 | |
 Host B  | 
   |__|
 |___|
 
 
 The L-3 at site A and B holds two HSRP IP addresses for each
 Vlan, Vlan 2 
 Vlan 3.
 Host A  B don't hold a static default gateway configuration,
 they are
 running an OSPF process and should learn their default gateway
 IP address
 via OSPF advertisements.

Is it custom software or something? What ARE Host A and Host B? In general,
IP hosts don't learn the default gateway from a routing protocol. AppleTalk
and DECnet work that way. And a Novell IPX host learns about a router from
the GetNearestServer interaction. But IP generally doesn't work that way.
Instead, you manually configure a default gateway (or let the host learn it
via DHCP). This has the obvious disadvantage that the default gateway could
go down. That's why HSRP was invented. HSRP deals with the first hop
workstation-to-router connection, in the control plane. OSPF and routing
protocols deal with router-to-router paths in the management plane.

A host can also learn about other routers through ICMP redirects. On a PC,
you can isuse a route print command to verify whether a host has learned
more than one way out, i.e. more than one workstation-to-router connection.

Another alternative for IP workstation-to-router communication is the Router
Discovery Protocol (RDP). RFC 1256 specifies the RDP extension to ICMP. With
RDP, each router periodically multicasts an ICMP router advertisement packet
from each of its interfaces, announcing the IP address of that interface.
Workstations discover the addresses of their local routers simply by
listening for advertisements, in a similar fashion to the method AppleTalk
workstations use to discover the address of a router.

When a workstation starts up, it can multicast an ICMP router solicitation
packet to ask for immediate advertisements, rather than wait for the next
periodic advertisement to arrive.

Now, you may have a custom operating system or custom software that doesn't
behave in the normal IP way, in which case, you need to tell us more about
your situation.

 The question is, how can I advertise an HSRP IP address via
 OSPF routing
 protocol.
 I have been trying to achieve it by using the
 default-information originate
 always but the default gateway which the hosts gets is the
 real IP address
 of the interface.

Perhaps the IOS developers never considered this a requirement and never
made it possible to advertise the virtual HSRP address in an OSPF packet,
since they solve two different problems. There may be a workaround, but I
can't find one.

Once again, I have to ask, what ARE these hosts? If they can talk OSPF, why
don't you just let them use OSPF? OSPF can be designed to support the
redundancy that you require. OSPF has support for quick convergence. HSRP
solved a different problem, which was that IP, despite good routing
protocols, didn't support quick convergence for the workstation-to-router
first-hop problem.

Priscilla

 
 Help will be most appreciated.
 
 Cheers,
 Gil

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RE: HSRP OSPF [7:50626]

2002-08-04 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer

I thought of one workaround but I don't know if it would work. Use a
loopback interface. Perhaps OSPF would use the address in a way that would
meet your needs. Then, would IOS let you say that the HSRP address is the
loopback address also?? That's the part that I don't have time to test.

It may be an off the wall suggestion, but your question is sort of off the
wall too!? ;-)

Priscilla

Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote:
 
 Gil Shulman wrote:
  
  Hi all, 
  
  I know that I asked this question in the past, but I still
 have
  some problem
  with this issue.
  What I am trying to do is as follows:
  
 Site A|
  Site B   

  __802.1q
  _  |_   | _
  _|_
  
  |  SW-L3 |--|  SW - L2 |   | |  SW -
 L3
  |-|   SW - L2|
  ||--|_|   |
  ||-|_|
   // |
  //  
  //  |
  /   /
 //   |
  Vlan2//Vlan3
   /  Vlan3  /   /
  /
 Vlan 2   //
  /  /
/   /
  /  /
_/__/
  /__/
|   ||
  |
|Host A
  | |
  Host B  | 
|__|
  |___|
  
  
  The L-3 at site A and B holds two HSRP IP addresses for each
  Vlan, Vlan 2 
  Vlan 3.
  Host A  B don't hold a static default gateway configuration,
  they are
  running an OSPF process and should learn their default gateway
  IP address
  via OSPF advertisements.
 
 Is it custom software or something? What ARE Host A and Host B?
 In general, IP hosts don't learn the default gateway from a
 routing protocol. AppleTalk and DECnet work that way. And a
 Novell IPX host learns about a router from the GetNearestServer
 interaction. But IP generally doesn't work that way. Instead,
 you manually configure a default gateway (or let the host learn
 it via DHCP). This has the obvious disadvantage that the
 default gateway could go down. That's why HSRP was invented.
 HSRP deals with the first hop workstation-to-router connection,
 in the control plane. OSPF and routing protocols deal with
 router-to-router paths in the management plane.
 
 A host can also learn about other routers through ICMP
 redirects. On a PC, you can isuse a route print command to
 verify whether a host has learned more than one way out, i.e.
 more than one workstation-to-router connection.
 
 Another alternative for IP workstation-to-router communication
 is the Router Discovery Protocol (RDP). RFC 1256 specifies the
 RDP extension to ICMP. With RDP, each router periodically
 multicasts an ICMP router advertisement packet from each of its
 interfaces, announcing the IP address of that interface.
 Workstations discover the addresses of their local routers
 simply by listening for advertisements, in a similar fashion to
 the method AppleTalk workstations use to discover the address
 of a router.
 
 When a workstation starts up, it can multicast an ICMP router
 solicitation packet to ask for immediate advertisements, rather
 than wait for the next periodic advertisement to arrive.
 
 Now, you may have a custom operating system or custom software
 that doesn't behave in the normal IP way, in which case, you
 need to tell us more about your situation.
 
  The question is, how can I advertise an HSRP IP address via
  OSPF routing
  protocol.
  I have been trying to achieve it by using the
  default-information originate
  always but the default gateway which the hosts gets is the
  real IP address
  of the interface.
 
 Perhaps the IOS developers never considered this a requirement
 and never made it possible to advertise the virtual HSRP
 address in an OSPF packet, since they solve two different
 problems. There may be a workaround, but I can't find one.
 
 Once again, I have to ask, what ARE these hosts? If they can
 talk OSPF, why don't you just let them use OSPF? OSPF can be
 designed to support the redundancy that you require. OSPF has
 support for quick convergence. HSRP solved a different problem,
 which was that IP, despite good routing protocols, didn't
 support quick convergence for the workstation-to-router
 first-hop problem.
 
 Priscilla
 
  
  Help will be most appreciated.
  
  Cheers,
  Gil
 

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