Re: Studying Switching [7:75030]

2003-09-10 Thread Tim Champion
All the info relating to this book is good and I'm going to buy on the back of these reviews but... what makes people write switching related poems? Nakul Malik wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I started off studying routing and found it to be a topic that interested me a

Re: Can 802.1q isl co-exist on same network?? [7:73511]

2003-08-07 Thread Tim Champion
They can run on the same network but a pair of directly connected switches must be using the same trunking protocol. Tim dj wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a production campus LAN network primarily running with 3508Gs and 3524XL data switches with gigabit fiber uplinks. All

HSRP + ARP Problem [7:73098]

2003-07-28 Thread Tim Champion
Bit of a strange one this. We have 2 7206 routers running HSRP that are support by our telecoms provider. The fast ethernet interface of each is connected into our 2950 along with a firewall. From the switch, or firewall, I can ping either of the 'real' ip addresses but not the virtual address. I

Re: Per-destination load balancing [7:72944]

2003-07-25 Thread Tim Champion
Thank you for your replies, think I've got it now. Tim Champion wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Could someone please confirm the following to be true (taken from CCO): Per-destination load balancing allows the router to distribute packets based on the destination address, and uses

Per-destination load balancing [7:72944]

2003-07-24 Thread Tim Champion
Could someone please confirm the following to be true (taken from CCO): Per-destination load balancing allows the router to distribute packets based on the destination address, and uses multiple paths to achieve load sharing. Packets for a given source-destination host pair are guaranteed to take

CEF Per-packet load sharing [7:72232]

2003-07-14 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know of any performance limitations relating to the use of per-packet load sharing in conjunction with CEF EIGRP? I only want to use it on 2 VLAN interfaces so is it possible to configure on a per-interface basis or just globally? Many thanks Tim Message Posted at:

GRE Tunnel EIGRP [7:72093]

2003-07-10 Thread Tim Champion
I am planning on using a GRE tunnel across a MPLS VPN in order to create an EIGRP neighbour relationship across the cloud. The VPN link will be running at 8Mbps. The routers terminating the tunnel will be a 3640 and RSM. Does anyone know if this will adversely impact the processors and/or

Route Metrics [7:70958]

2003-06-20 Thread Tim Champion
I have a situation whereby I want to perform load balancing across 2 links. The problem is that the router which will have to perform the load balancing learns one route via EIGRP and the other from a static route. I know how to alter the administrative distance of the static route but I'm not

Catalyst 3550 [7:70449]

2003-06-10 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know of a command which will show the flavour of GBIC in a particular slot of a 3550? Many thanks in advance. Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=70449t=70449 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription

Many-to-one NAT on 2611XM [7:70193]

2003-06-06 Thread Tim Champion
We are going to be NATing up to 12 Internet Proxies behind a single registered IP address on a Cisco 2611XM. Has anyone tried anything similar or is anyone aware of any performance implications of this configuration? Many thanks in advance Tim Message Posted at:

UK based CCIE training [7:66825]

2003-04-04 Thread Tim Champion
Can anyone recommend a UK based CCIE training company, i.e. one which provide mentoring, training material etc? Has anyone got any general views on this approach to CCIE studies? Thanks in advance. Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=66825t=66825

Cisco 2511 Hardware Issue [7:66662]

2003-04-02 Thread Tim Champion
Has anyone experienced, or heard of, the following problem: I recently bought a 2nd hand 2511 but only async interfaces 9-16 work. 1-8 receive data but do not transmit. Could it possibly be due to one of the numerous jumper settings? many thanks in advance. Tim Message Posted at:

Re: so how does IGRP unequal load-balancing work anyway? [7:66667]

2003-04-02 Thread Tim Champion
I can't remember the exact terminology but an IGRP router is aware of a neighbors metric to a destination as well as its own metric to the same destination. The router will only consider routes to be valid if the upstream router's metric to the destination is lower than its own metric to the same

RS CCIE Written Question [7:66619]

2003-04-01 Thread Tim Champion
Does the RS written exam include any questions on EIGRP being used for IPX or Appletalk? Many thanks Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=66619t=66619 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info:

IGRP Metric calculation [7:66062]

2003-03-25 Thread Tim Champion
When calculating the metric of an IGRP route (with non-default 'K' values) which load and reliability values does one use? Do you use the highest, lowest or average value for the entire route? Also if anyone could point me to a document on the above it would be appreciated. Many thanks in

IGRP Metric calculation [7:66062]

2003-03-24 Thread Tim Champion
When calculating the metric of an IGRP route (with non-default 'K' values) which load and reliability values does one use? Do you use the highest, lowest or average value for the entire route? Also if anyone could point me to a document on the above it would be appreciated. Many thanks in

2511 Reverse Telnet [7:65819]

2003-03-20 Thread Tim Champion
Help please! I have just bought a 2511 and am attempting to use it for reverse telnet. I have connected each of the octal cable RJ-45 cables into a console port. I initiate a reverse telnet session and can recieve data, i.e. when I power on the target router I recieve boot loader etc messages up

Catalyst Port Counters [7:64355]

2003-03-04 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know why the Giant counter below shows - as opposed to a numerical counter? Cisco Works is showing the trunk as suffering from a high number of oversize errors but the port counters don't back this up. I've tried a clear counters but this has made no difference. Sessions_A (enable) sh

Cisco works 2000 cd one 5th Edition [7:63023]

2003-02-14 Thread Tim Champion
I am trying to upgrade to CW2000 5th edition but am having some problems. When attempting to suspend all jobs using: cwjava -cw install_directory com.cisco.nm.cmf.jrm.DisableJobs I recieve the following message: unable to launch JVM Has anyone else run into this problem? Many thanks in

Re: Confused from London [7:57780]

2002-11-22 Thread Tim Champion
We beat the Ozzies at rugby and we'll do the same at soccer in Febuary. As for the cricket, well its not over yet.. Peter Kingston wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... 5 games of cricket Between Australia and England have just commenced... Australia won the first

CCIE Lab Kit [7:57099]

2002-11-08 Thread Tim Champion
Can anyone point me in the direction of a definitive kit list for a CCIE study lab? many thanks Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=57099t=57099 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info:

Hyperterminal [7:56796]

2002-11-04 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know which setting needs changing to get HyperTerminal to paste configs into a Cisco device without stuttering? Thanks Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=56796t=56796 -- FAQ, list archives, and

Cisco Works 2000 problem [7:56601]

2002-10-31 Thread Tim Champion
I have a problem with Cisco Works 2000 whereby the ANI server has the busy flag set. This is effecting many of the services. I have tried all of the suggestions on CCO but it has made no difference. Has anyone else seen this before? Cheers Tim Message Posted at:

GBIC Types [7:56468]

2002-10-29 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know of a show command on a Catalyst 5k which will show the type of GBIC installed, SH, LX/LH etc? Many thanks Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=56468t=56468 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription

HDLC STAC Compression [7:56073]

2002-10-22 Thread Tim Champion
Is anyone out there using STAC compression on HDLC links in a live network? If so what is the maximum speed link you would apply it to and has it brought significant benefits. Many thanks in advance Tim Champion Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=56073t=56073

Book Recommendation [7:55805]

2002-10-17 Thread Tim Champion
Can anyone recommend a good book covering Ethernet. Would such a book be useful for CCIE studies? Thanks in advance. Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=55805t=55805 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info:

CCIE Practical exam question [7:54783]

2002-10-03 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know if the CCIE practical exam is 'regional specific', i.e. will I need in-depth knowledge of T-1 T-3 services despite living and working in the UK? Many thanks in advance Tim Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=54783t=54783

Re: why my input error and CRC always same [7:54516]

2002-09-30 Thread Tim Champion
I would suggest that input errors is a general counter for all input errors and that these are then split down in to more sepcific error types, in this case CRC. Can anyone confirm this? Larry Letterman wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Packet Errors If you have a

PA-VXA [7:50109]

2002-07-30 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know the maximum cable distance that can be used between a PA-VXA-1TE1 and a PBX (with the PA configured for E1)? Thanks in advance Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=50109t=50109 -- FAQ, list archives,

PIX Firewall [7:46423]

2002-06-13 Thread Tim Champion
Does anyone know of a way to clear or tear-down individual connections on a PIX Firewall? By using the show conn command I can see the connections I want to clear but don't now how to. Thanks in advance. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=46423t=46423

Cisco Secure Access Control Server [7:44328]

2002-05-17 Thread Tim Champion
With regards to the TACACS+ accounting logs produced by ACS, does anyone know what nas port re-used means? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=44328t=44328 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info:

ISDN MICA Modems [7:42516]

2002-04-25 Thread Tim Champion
We are currently using a 3640 with PRI and MICA modems (all dial in users are authenticated via a TACACS server). For each user who dials in using an ISDN modem we configure a dialer interface with the users name in the dialer remote-name command. Is there anyway of avoiding this configuration

IOS Documentation [7:41577]

2002-04-16 Thread Tim Champion
I have recently been asked to document the various IOS images used within our network to be used as a baseline. Has anyone had experience in putting together this kind of document? Many thanks in advance Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=41577t=41577