IRB, bridging over FR

From: Chuah Eng Wee (chuahew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Nov 15 1999 - 06:02:40 GMT-3


   
Hi...

[r6]--------[r4]--------------[r5]--------[r3]

link between r6 and r4 is ethernet
link between r4 and r5 is frame relay
link between r3 and r5 is ethernet

r4 must not configure ipx routing
r6 advertise some saps and ipx network
r5 runs IRB

The problem:
When the link between R4 and R5 is hdlc encapsulation. Everything works
fine, r5 can see the saps from r6. So does r3

WHen the link between R4 and R5 is frame relay, r5 will not be able
to see the saps and ipx routes from r6. The bridging between r4
and r5 works fine. I tested this by placing 1 PC in the segment
between r4-r6 and another PC at r3-r5. They are able to find each other.
If u say that my IRB config is wrong, why does it work when the encap is
hdlc ??

I also realised that when configuring IRB, one has to be very careful.
For e.g, if u have ip protocol running in the above set up with routing
ip only and no bridging, at r5 u need to put "no bridge 2 bridge ip"
otherwise, it will not work. I thot when u assign a network layer address
to an interface, that protocol will be routed regardless whether there
is a bridge group command. I personnaly find IRB pretty confusing.
Anyway, the config is as below. Any help greatly appreciated.

[R6]
interface Loopback1
 ipx network AA00
!
interface Loopback2
 ipx network AA20
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 ipx network 460
 bridge-group 2

bridge 2 pro ieee

[R4]
interface Ethernet0
 bridge-group 2
!
interface Serial0
 encapsulation frame-relay
 bridge-group 2
!
interface Serial0.1 multipoint
 frame-relay map bridge 405 broadcast
 frame-relay interface-dlci 402
 frame-relay interface-dlci 405
 bridge-group 2

bridge 2 pro ieee

[R5]
interface Serial0
 encapsulation frame-relay
 frame-relay map bridge 504 broadcast
 bridge-group 2

interface BVI2
 no ip address
 lat enabled
 ipx network 460

bridge 2 protocol ieee
 bridge 2 route appletalk
 bridge 2 route ip
 bridge 2 route ipx
 no bridge 2 bridge appletalk
 no bridge 2 bridge ip

bridge 2 pro ieee



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