Re: [j-nsp] MX - Changing MAC address on different unit of the same interface

2013-04-06 Thread Nitzan Tzelniker
Another use case is for DPI or other transparent devices when your traffic is not symmetrical (more downstream than upstream ) you are installing the DPI between two vrf on the same router and use switch as port extender This way you are using less ports on the router for almost the same amount of

[j-nsp] MX - Changing MAC address on different unit of the same interface

2013-04-05 Thread Bastien Pilat
Hello all, I've tried to find a solution but I'm afraid I've reached a dead-end : Is it possible to fix the MAC address on a aggregated interface PER UNIT? The mac command is available at interfaces level, not unit. JunOS version is 11.4 Regards, Bastien

Re: [j-nsp] MX - Changing MAC address on different unit of the same interface

2013-04-05 Thread sthaug
I've tried to find a solution but I'm afraid I've reached a dead-end : Is it possible to fix the MAC address on a aggregated interface PER UNIT? The mac command is available at interfaces level, not unit. JunOS version is 11.4 No, this is not possible (and why would you need it?). If you

Re: [j-nsp] MX - Changing MAC address on different unit of the same interface

2013-04-05 Thread Saku Ytti
On (2013-04-05 18:59 +0200), sth...@nethelp.no wrote: No, this is not possible (and why would you need it?). If you think about this for a moment, it would require the ability to have 16k or so MAC addresses per physical interface. Highly unrealistic. This is interesting question. The

Re: [j-nsp] MX - Changing MAC address on different unit of the same interface

2013-04-05 Thread Julien Goodwin
On 06/04/13 03:59, sth...@nethelp.no wrote: No, this is not possible (and why would you need it?). If you think about this for a moment, it would require the ability to have 16k or so MAC addresses per physical interface. Highly unrealistic. I can think of one common case, many IX's and shared