From: Keith Kruepke (lister@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Jul 16 2000 - 18:50:03 GMT-3
I am play with DDR as a backup to a serial link by using Appletalk floating sta
tic routes. When the serial link goes down, the floating statics on each end b
ecome active, and traffic flows over the DDR link without any problems.
I would like the one router to advertise the remote cable-range (in the floatin
g static) to his EIGRP neighbor. To quote the Doc CD: "To avoid the possibilit
y of a routing loop occurring, by default floating static routes are not redist
ributed into other dynamic protocols." But it does not go on to say how to cha
nge this behavior.
Now for the fun part... I am using the 'appletalk route-redistribution' config
uration command. The documention for this command only says that it enables re
distribution between RTMP and EIGRP--no mention of statics or floating statics.
If I reboot the router with the serial line down, the floating static route g
ets redistributed, and I am happy. After the serial line comes up, the floatin
g static is replaced with an EIGRP route, which of course is passed on to the n
eighbor. However, when the serial line goes down again and the EIGRP route is
replaced by the floating static, the router stops advertising the remote cable-
range to his EIGRP neighbor. Not good.
So I'm wondering if anyone out there can point me to a way to remedy this situa
tion. Perhaps there is another way to make sure the floating static is redistr
ibuted? Perhaps this is not meant to work? (A quick and dirty solution is a f
loating static to that same cable-range on all Appletalk routers...) Perhaps t
his should work as I have it set up, and maybe one of my routers is flaky? I'm
guessing I'm not the only to have attempted this, so I would be particularly i
nterested in hearing what other people have experienced.
I think I'm going to try changing the serial link to the third neighbor from EI
GRP to RTMP. But I would still like to know if anyone has any feedback on maki
ng the redistribution work with EIGRP.
Thanks in advance to anyone who has any suggestions to offer.
-Keith
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