From: Kevin Baumgartner (kbaumgar@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 13:25:36 GMT-3
Agree totally that you should understand how to configure the switch.
However you should also understand how to setup connections when you don't
have access to the switch. In most cases this makes the configurations
more difficult.
Kevin
>
> Personally, I think the lab candidate should understand generally the concept
s
> of setting up the ATM switch and this is good practice - as in this example
> - because then they will
> understand the big picture. I am never an advocate of knowing only half the
> picture - I think
> that could get you into trouble. I heard that we don't need to setup the
> frame-relay switch either - but
> I practice this so I understand the whole picture.
>
> my two cents.
>
> At 10:19 AM 9/28/2000 -0700, mark salmon wrote:
> >I am not sure what he is trying to achieve but if his goal is practice
> >for the lab, I sense is that any config/design that involves the testeee
> >needing to make config changes to the lab ATM switch should be ruled
> >out. IF the config is already there (on the ATM switch), it is always a
> >good idea to know how to adapt the router config to achieve
> >connectivity.
> >
> >Mark Lewis wrote:
> > >
> > > Like this:
> > >
> > > ls1010#
> > > ls1010#
> > > ls1010#sh run
> > > Building configuration...
> > >
> > > Current configuration:
> > > !
> > > version 12.0
> > > no service pad
> > > service timestamps debug uptime
> > > service timestamps log uptime
> > > no service password-encryption
> > > !
> > > hostname ls1010
> > > !
> > > !
> > > ip subnet-zero
> > > !
> > > atm lecs-address-default 47.0091.8100.0000.00d0.baf3.3b01.0010.7ba3.a703.
00
> > > 1
> > > atm lecs-address-default 47.0091.8100.0000.00d0.baf3.3b01.0010.7b8f.e783.
00
> > > 2
> > > atm address 47.0091.8100.0000.00d0.baf3.3b01.00d0.baf3.3b01.00
> > > atm router pnni
> > > no aesa embedded-number left-justified
> > > node 1 level 56 lowest
> > > redistribute atm-static
> > > !
> > > !
> > > process-max-time 200
> > > !
> > > interface ATM0/1/0
> > > no ip address
> > > no ip directed-broadcast
> > > no atm ilmi-keepalive
> > > !
> > > interface ATM0/1/1
> > > no ip address
> > > no ip directed-broadcast
> > > no atm ilmi-keepalive
> > > atm pvc 0 50 interface ATM0/1/0 5 255
> > > atm pvc 4 44 interface ATM0/1/0 5 55
> > > !
> > > interface ATM0/1/2
> > > no ip address
> > > no ip directed-broadcast
> > > no atm ilmi-keepalive
> > > atm pvc 0 255 interface ATM0/1/1 0 45
> > > !
> > >
> > > (By they way, I know there's alot of other stuff in there, pvcs,lecs
> > > addresses,etc. - I was using those for other things)
> > >
> > > (My two routers are hanging off 0/1/1 & 0/1/0)
> > >
> > > >From: "Connary, Julie Ann" <jconnary@cisco.com>
> > > >To: "Mark Lewis" <markl11@hotmail.com>
> > > >Subject: Re: ATM gurus...heeeelllp!!!
> > > >Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:44:45 -0400
> > > >
> > > >What does your ls1010 setup look like?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >At 02:24 PM 9/28/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Hi Gurus,
> > > >>
> > > >>ATM SVCs WITHOUT ILMI.
> > > >>----------------------
> > > >>
> > > >>Wonder if you can offer a little help.
> > > >>
> > > >>I've been configuring atm svcs using the 'atm esi-address' command
> > without
> > > >>any problems (this command requires the use of ilmi).
> > > >>
> > > >>However, if I'm not allowed to use ilmi (no atm pvc 1 0 16 ilmi) then i
t
> > > >>seems to me that the command I need is 'atm nsap-address'. Now I know
> > that
> > > >>these two commands do bascially the same thing (but 'atm esi-address'
> > > >>allows you to be slightly lazier (very appealing!)), but in the Cisco I
OS
> > > >>WAN Networking Solutions manual (the one for 11.x) it strongly implies
> > > >>that the '..nsap-addr..' command CAN be used without ilmi.
> > > >>
> > > >>Now here's the crux of the problem: I can't get it to work!
> > > >>
> > > >>My config is very simple, two routers either side of ls1010, both with
> > > >>approximately the following config:
> > > >>
> > > >>int atm0/0
> > > >>atm pvc 1 0 5 qsaal
> > > >>atm nsap-address xxx(prefix)xxx.123456789012.00
> > > >>ip address xxxxx yyyyy
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>ESI is of course unique on each router.
> > > >>
> > > >>Now the moment I use '..esi-address' & ilmi, it starts working.
> > > >>
> > > >>So, how do I get SVCs WITHOUT ilmi to work???
> > > >>
> > > >>Thanks v.much in advance,
> > > >>
> > > >>Mark
> > > >>
> > > >>P.S. I know that it's possible to get it to work by turning on ilmi
> > > >>temporarily (so that prefix & esi are exchanged), but I need a real
> > > >>solution.
> > > >>
> > > >>
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