No that this is too late for your deployment, but Cisco actually has a Back-up radio capability that prevents this. I.e. the two radios talk, and if the back-up for what ever reason can not talk to the primary radio, it goes into operation automagicly.. Have I said before I am glad I went Cisco?
Scott -----Original Message----- From: "Colin Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:24:49 -0000 Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Riddle me this... > Airbridges don't announce routes tho? A router does that - all > 'bridges' > operate on layer 2 - They hold MAC Address tables of connected devices > only. > If you have two bridges operating, you may encounter bridging loops > where > one sends the frame, the other sends it back and so on ad infinitum. > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk621/technologies_tech_note09186 > a0080 > 1c137e.shtml > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Kosick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 5:46 PM > Subject: [smartBridges] Riddle me this... > > > > I'm running another brand bridge as a primary backhaul (Airaya). > > I installed the SB's as a backup but the thing is, I need to let one > of > the > > twp SB units remained powered on (the one at the tower). This way, if > the > > main backhaul dies, I can power on the SB on the ground and reach the > lit > > unit. > > > > Problem is... with two bridges running, its causing Ethernet > interference. > > More than likely the airPoint is announcing a route back to the > powered-down > > airBridge and creating two paths back to the NOC. > > > > If I unplug the airPoint from the ethernet, all is good again. > > > > Any way to have the airPoint stop this? > > Or maybe the move is to swap the units so that the airPoint is at the > NOC > on > > the ground and the airBridge is on the tower? > > === > > Rick Kosick > > StarLinX Internet Service > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
