Ping SRB

From: Merete Asak (merete@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Oct 06 2001 - 09:30:37 GMT-3


   
I read a week ago about someone asking about the ping srb command, and just
wanted to give a short explanation of the command that i found.

ping srb command:
  -----------------

  The ping srb command is used to ping a dmac address
  with a source address specified in the "vmac" part of the "srb ping" command
  It sources the vmac address for the packets, which is actually behind the
virtual
  token ring. The packets go out on all the physical token ring interfaces
which are attached to the virtual
  token ring.This command is especialy useful in the cip to cip network,
especially where
  there are no token rings. This can test the connectivity, and can open up
rsrb peers.
  It sources SABME, TEST or XID packets using the vmac as the source
  address. This source address resides on the buffer-ring which is 1 hop away
  from the ring-group. The buffer ring is specified in the "source bridge
  ping...

  User Interface
  The user types in "ping srb" and the destination host address.
  The user has to configure a buffer ring, prior to giving the ping command.

  Config command
  router(config)#source-bridge ring-group 310
  router(config)#source-bridge ping 100 10 310 vmac 1111.2222.2222

  100 is the local buffer ring. This ring is virtual and any unique ring
  number can be assigned to this ring, 10 is the bridge number and
  310 is the ring group of the virtual ring being bridged.

  router(config)#interface to 4/1
  router(config-if)#source bridge 20 10 310

  router# ping srb
  Target MAC address: 4444.4444.4444
  Ring Group :310
  Buffer Ring :100
  All Route Explorer [n]: y
  Send a SABME(S), XID(X), TEST(T) [T]: S
  DSAP [0]:
  SRB : ping 4444.4444.4444

  Enabling debugs : token ring and source bridge
  would give the following output

  SRB_PING: 100 310 4444.4444.4444, control = 127, dsap = 0
  SRB PING: Send ping (linktype = LINK_BRIDGE)
  SRB PING: Send ping (linktype = LINK_BRIDGE)
  SRB PING: Send ping (linktype = LINK_BRIDGE)
  SRB PING: Send ping (linktype = LINK_BRIDGE)
  SRB PING: Send ping (linktype = LINK_BRIDGE)
  SRB PING: Send ping (linktype = LINK_BRIDGE)
  VRING: forward explorer, bn 10 trn 20, [C810.064A.136A.0140]
  To4/1: out: MAC: acfc: 0x8040 Dst: 4444.4444.4444 Src:
d111.2222.2222 bf: 0x82 0x6039172C
  To4/1: out: RIF: C810.064A.136A.0140
  To4/1: out: LLC: 00007F00 1DBB180A BCFB0000 00000000 61D29720 0028CC0D ln: 25
       : 00406003 6208EE34 00007000
  VRING: forward explorer, bn 10 trn 20, [C810.064A.136A.0140]
  To4/1: out: MAC: acfc: 0x8040 Dst: 4444.4444.4444 Src:
d111.2222.2222 bf: 0x82 0x6039172C
  To4/1: out: RIF: C810.064A.136A.0140

Merete
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