Re: [c-nsp] IOS XR BFD

2009-07-03 Thread Robert Boyle
and links and BGP for everything else. We do run BFD for ISIS. BGP runs on top of that. Nevermind. -Robert On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 05:28, Robert Boyle <<mailto:rob...@tellurian.com>rob...@tellurian.com> wrote: At 02:55 AM 7/3/2009, Ian Henderson wrote: Nick 'tarantul'

Re: [c-nsp] IOS XR BFD

2009-07-03 Thread Robert Boyle
At 02:55 AM 7/3/2009, Ian Henderson wrote: Nick 'tarantul' Novikov wrote on 2009-07-03: > The question arises, why IOS XR can't run BFD with internal BGP peers > (as old school IOS)? Because its assumed you're already using an IGP with which you can use it? What about those of us who use BGP

Re: [c-nsp] Lightstream Alternative

2008-11-01 Thread Robert Boyle
At 03:21 AM 10/31/2008, you wrote: I just need to switch pvc from one OC3/STM-1 to another and configure soft-vc's. Have you tried L2TPv3? Quick, simple and it should do what you need. There is no ATM QOS or buffering, but you can shuttle packets from one port to another quite easily. We use

Re: [c-nsp] DS3 problem on PA-T3

2008-10-01 Thread Robert Boyle
At 11:56 AM 10/1/2008, Jay Nakamura wrote: It looks like Opti-3 have "Long" and "Short" option for LBO on the DS3 interface. I am going to make sure Verizon set it to short since the coax is only about 15' long. Even with short LBO, we still need the attenuators sometimes. Look for LCV errors

Re: [c-nsp] DS3 problem on PA-T3

2008-10-01 Thread Robert Boyle
At 10:18 AM 10/1/2008, you wrote: I am stumped on a problem with our Telco here. Jay, Have you tried an attenuator on the DS3 RECV port on your PA-T3? Try a 10db or a 13db. The signal from the Opti-3 is usually pretty high and overdrives the RECV circuit. Although typically when that happen

Re: [c-nsp] Transparent LAN over Layer3

2008-09-30 Thread Robert Boyle
At 10:20 PM 9/30/2008, Paul Stewart wrote: Yes, we own the end to end network however it's a routed network in those segments... router-->router-->router-->switch-->switch-->router-->router-->router-->rout er specifically...;) If we could hand them off a few VLAN's we would just do that and not

Re: [c-nsp] PA-POS-1OC3 vs. PA-A3-OC3SMI

2008-09-19 Thread Robert Boyle
At 02:43 PM 9/18/2008, David Aldworth wrote: We are looking for a fully channelized OC3 interface for a Cisco 7200 VXR. Something that we can break individual T1's off of. In researching this there are two routes: PA-POS-1OC3 or PA-A3-OC3SMI. The first is SONET and the second is ATM. Other than

Re: [c-nsp] 7200s (VXRs and not) and MPLS capabilities

2008-06-14 Thread Robert Boyle
At 09:15 PM 6/13/2008, David Coulson wrote: What does the VXR piece get you? I thought there was a huge discussion about it, and the result was 'nothing'? That is basically true. There are no cards for the VXR which use the TDM bus. However, a VXR does allow you to use new NPE cards -400 -G1

Re: [c-nsp] 7200 VXR TDM Bus Crossconnects?

2008-05-28 Thread Robert Boyle
At 11:15 AM 5/28/2008, you wrote: >On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 01:44:36PM +0200, ?ukasz Bromirski wrote: > > VXR indeed added the TDM bus into the 7200 capabilities, which > > essentially means you can use 'connect' or 'cross-connect' commands in > > config mode to cross-connect DS0 between various PA/

[c-nsp] 7200 VXR TDM Bus Crossconnects?

2008-05-23 Thread Robert Boyle
Hello, I remember that one of the big features of the 7200VXR series was the new TDM bus which would enable TDM switching between cards. I have never needed to use it, but now it would come in handy. I have found lots of marketing info on Cisco's website, but no cookbook configs. Here is the

Re: [c-nsp] Prepare for router Wednesday

2008-03-11 Thread Robert Boyle
At 08:43 AM 3/11/2008, you wrote: >http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=11665 > >"Following the lead of Microsoft and Oracle, Cisco Systems will >start releasing security patches for some of its products on a schedule. >... >The first of these scheduled updates will occur on

Re: [c-nsp] Windows networking across subnets

2008-02-17 Thread Robert Boyle
At 01:39 PM 2/14/2008, Mike Blodgett wrote: > > MS 2000. > > > > I am just looking to see if there is a router/network hardware solution for > > this. The do not want to map drives, > > they want to see all shares/printers in Network Barrio. Welcome to > > government. If there is not a network sol

Re: [c-nsp] PA-MC-T3 and T1 config questions

2008-01-24 Thread Robert Boyle
At 09:56 AM 1/24/2008, you wrote: >Thanks very much for the example Robert! > >Do you know if m23 framing on the T3 is a standard with channelized DS3's? I >use a number of ATM DS3's and we use c-bit framing there. You're welcome. Today, C-bit is typically used when you have a point to point circ

Re: [c-nsp] PA-MC-T3 and T1 config questions

2008-01-23 Thread Robert Boyle
At 01:20 AM 1/24/2008, Nick Voth wrote: >Our platform is a 7206 VXR with the PA-MC-T3 card running the IP Plus >feature set on a relatively new IOS. Like I said, I just need the T1's to do >basic IP traffic. Here you go: controller T3 1/0 framing m23 cablelength 40 logging-events detail t

Re: [c-nsp] multilink bundle

2007-12-04 Thread Robert Boyle
At 07:49 PM 12/4/2007, you wrote: >Would it be considered retarded to put 23 T1's into a multilink bundle? Not retarded, but I think there is a max of 8 supported. I could be wrong though. Is 23 T1s actually cheaper than a DS3? Normally we see the DS3 make more sense around 6-10 T1s. -Robert

Re: [c-nsp] MTBF for Cisco products

2007-12-03 Thread Robert Boyle
At 02:42 PM 12/3/2007, you wrote: >If I am not mistaken, Smartnet comes by with the equipment but I'm not sure >for how long. I believe it is 90 days. R Tellurian Networks - Global Hosting Solutions Since 1995 http://www.tellurian.com | 888-TELLURIAN | 973-300-9211 "Well done is better than we

Re: [c-nsp] Dialup problems on a AS5300

2007-11-27 Thread Robert Boyle
At 09:32 AM 11/27/2007, you wrote: >After I posted to the list we got the backup 5300 online. It has half >the interfaces and modem capacity but it should suffice. We >reprovisioned the 2 circuits that were already connected to it and had a >tech in that area move patchcords for another pair down

Re: [c-nsp] Real performance of 3DES traffic through 2821?

2007-11-15 Thread Robert Boyle
At 12:23 PM 11/14/2007, Peter Olsson wrote: >Equipment recommendations for this scenario would be very much >appreciated: >Two central offices with 1 Gbps Ethernet between them. >Each central office has 100 Mbps Ethernet lines to 10-15 branch offices. >All traffic is encrypted. >We have been consid

[c-nsp] 100Mbit SM fiber ports on Cat 65XX

2007-10-18 Thread Robert Boyle
Hello all, I am trying to simplify some of our POP setups. We frequently have a stand alone fiber transceiver rack shelf for conversion of a few 100Mbit SM fiber connections to 100Base-T. In our Foundry XMR gear, we can install 100Mbit SM SFPs in the GigE slots. Is there any card (current or d

Re: [c-nsp] activating MLP on ATM ADSL

2007-10-10 Thread Robert Boyle
. Cisco TAC claims that is a supported config. -Robert >Thanks, >Adam > > >- Original Message - From: "Adam Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: ; "Robert Boyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:10 PM >Subject: Re: [c-ns

Re: [c-nsp] activating MLP on ATM ADSL

2007-10-06 Thread Robert Boyle
At 05:42 PM 10/5/2007, Adam Greene wrote: >I've been tasked with bonding some ATM ADSL links together into a multilink >bundle. The objective is to enable customers to double their throughput by >obtaining (2) DSL lines from us. > >The head end is a 7206 (NPE200) running C7200-IS-M 12.3(15b). The C

Re: [c-nsp] Cisco RPS for 3550 switch

2007-10-02 Thread Robert Boyle
At 03:19 AM 10/2/2007, Terje Bless wrote: >On 10/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Cisco should make at least one 1U switch with real dual power > > > built into the chassis or bring back a real RPS. > > > > Ah, but they *do* make such a switch. It's called the ME3400. Availa

[c-nsp] SXH on 6500

2007-10-01 Thread Robert Boyle
A little while ago someone asked if anyone was running SXH in production yet. There weren't any positive responses other than a few people stating they were testing it. Has anyone taken the next step yet? I'm interested in BGP, ISIS, BFD, SNMP, MPLS, and IPv6. We run non-modular IOS on our Cat

Re: [c-nsp] Cisco RPS for 3550 switch

2007-10-01 Thread Robert Boyle
At 03:21 PM 10/1/2007, you wrote: >The RPS-600 was so much better than what's being passed off as a >"redundant" power supply these days... I never bothered using the AC >input on the device when it was hooked up to a RPS-600 since it had dual >AC and you could use the dual-head RPS cable to give i

Re: [c-nsp] BFD support on ISR

2007-10-01 Thread Robert Boyle
At 08:30 PM 9/30/2007, Mark Tinka wrote: >On Monday 01 October 2007 06:32, Mario Puras wrote: > > > Does anyone know whether BFD is supported on ISR > > platforms? What is the smallest platform that BFD is > > supported on? > >1801 One thing to keep in mind is that Cisco only supports BFD 1.x on

[c-nsp] Dumb NPE-G2 SFP question

2007-08-16 Thread Robert Boyle
I have a 7206VXR with NPE-G2 with 3 SFPs at a remote location. I am trying to get info from the SFPs to make sure they are the correct type. Is there a command like: sho idprom int g2/9 which can be used on the 7200? I have tried Google and Cisco's sites without much luck. This is what I am l

Re: [c-nsp] MLPPP maximum load

2007-08-13 Thread Robert Boyle
At 10:38 PM 8/13/2007, a. rahman isnaini r. sutan wrote: >Am I right to say that MLPPP could utilize all bundled T1/E1 100% ? >Or it might be wouldn't work normally as there some headers added on ? >And recommended is 75% for a normal load balancing. > >Any suggestion would be appreciated. The MLP

Re: [c-nsp] IS-IS Emergency

2007-06-20 Thread Robert Boyle
At 02:40 PM 6/20/2007, you wrote: >That brings up a related question. Does anyone have any recommendations >for using the overload-bit with a startup delay or BGP hold? We set it >to 5 minutes on boot. I figure that's just enough time for the BGP to >settle down. These 720-3BXLs are in an iBGP

Re: [c-nsp] DS-3 Module and Cable for Cisco 2800/7200 Series Router

2007-06-11 Thread Robert Boyle
At 08:45 AM 6/11/2007, you wrote: >Can anyone suggest the right DS-3 module and cable for Cisco 7200 >and 2800 series routers. > >As per Cisco documentation, a PA-E3 can be used for 7200 and a >NM-1T3/E3 for 2800 series. 1. If you are going to terminate a DS3 for a point to point connection run

Re: [c-nsp] Ds3 Issues

2007-05-16 Thread Robert Boyle
At 10:07 PM 5/16/2007, Mark Rogaski wrote: >An entity claiming to be Juan C. Crespo R. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >: Dears >: >: I have one problem with one new Ds3 link, it always shows CRC errors >: and this show controller output >: >:11017 Line Code Violations, 5613 P-bit Coding Violati

Re: [c-nsp] 7600/6500 Power Supplies

2007-04-26 Thread Robert Boyle
At 07:04 PM 4/26/2007, Matt Stevens wrote: >Can someone give me a quick real world lesson on power supplies for the >7600/6500's? > >Looking at Cisco's site it seems that most of the AC supplies will run >on 110 or 220 volts, with the capacity being halved at 110V. > >I'm planning on using a 7606 w

Re: [c-nsp] LH/LX and Mode Conditioning Cable

2007-04-26 Thread Robert Boyle
At 02:05 PM 4/25/2007, Peder @ NetworkOblivion wrote: >LH SFP's for $59! That is really cheap, but it makes me wonder if it is >"too good to be true". Rather than buy some off vendor, maybe I am >better off buying some used Cisco LH SFP's to save $$. I have used Advantage Optics with great succe

Re: [c-nsp] How to monitor BGP sessions

2007-04-17 Thread Robert Boyle
At 11:20 AM 4/17/2007, you wrote: >Hello, > >I was wondering how you guys monitor your BGP sessions. Do you use >snmp traps or do you poll the router with a snmp get (if thats posible)? >I ask this because I want don't want to get notified if one bgp goes >down. But I would like to know if a impo