From: grcitynet (gr@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Aug 23 1999 - 21:32:33 GMT-3
I seem to remember doing a lab in CIP class that used SRT. We were able to
talk to ethernet to token ring but to connect to a host on the other side
you would invert the mac address. ie 00e0.acbc.1111 to 8888.3d35.0700.
I will try to dig up some of the info and labs if I can.
----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Fortunato <vfortunato@erols.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 2:30 PM
Subject: RE: When would you use SRT?
> Paul:
> SRT would be used when you need a router to do either SRB or TB, but not
> between the two. (i.e. will not do the required canonical to non-canonical
> bit flipping that occurs in translational bridging). I guess you would
use
> this when you have multiple but separate bridging processes going on at
the
> same time on the same router. However, you would only be able to bridge
an
> ethernet interface to another ethernet interface and a token-ring
interface
> to another token-ring interface. I probably just reiterated your question
> because I cannot imagine ever actually needing to do this. Also sorry if
> I'm insulting your intelligence - as the creator of this list and former
> instructor of mine, you're probably looking for a more in-depth response.
> If I remember correctly, the ACRC student text had a SRT scenario in it.
> Lab in two weeks at RTP (lab virgin here)!
>
> Vince Fortunato
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Paul
> Borghese
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 3:15 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: When would you use SRT?
>
> Does anyone know in what scenario you would use Source Route Transparent
> bridging? The bit-order problem seems to rule out the use between token
> ring and ethernet.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>
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