From: Chris Larson (clarson52@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Nov 25 2001 - 02:01:18 GMT-3
Use the bandwidth command for setting metrics and so your load is calculated
accurately
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert Lu" <albert_ccie@yahoo.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Cc: <Charles.Conte@NASD.com>; "'Duy Nguyen'" <net_port@hotmail.com>;
"'Phil'" <ciscostudent1@yahoo.com.br>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 6:57 PM
Subject: RE: Simple Question on serial interfaces.
> I just wanted to get this clear once and for all. If in a lab, the
bandwidth
> of your WAN links (FR, Serial, ISDN, ATM) is not specified, then what
should
> you put in?? Clock rate is not even specified, so at the moment I just put
> in clock rate 64000, which I can easily be using 128000 or 256000
depending
> on whether the hardware supports it.
>
> So if bandwith and clock rates are not specified, then what number should
I
> plug in?
>
> Thanks
>
> Albert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Phil
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 10:35 PM
> To: Albert Lu; 'Duy Nguyen'; Charles.Conte@NASD.com
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Simple Question on serial interfaces.
>
>
> The correct thing to do is ALWAYS make the bandwidth reflect whatever the
> clockrate is in that interface.
> Phil.
> Albert Lu <albert_ccie@yahoo.com> escreveu: On the otherhand, it seems
> like serial links always default to a T1
> 1.544Mbps for routing protocol cost calculations.
>
> Another question that has been in the back of my mind is that when should
> the bandwidth statement be entered into the interface? From various labs
> (eg. fatkid), and sources they say that it is a good idea to always
include
> the bandwidth statement for all WAN interfaces (FR, Ser, BRI, ATM). But if
> there were no specifications for what bandwidth to put on the interfaces,
> then what can you do?
>
> I guess if the bandwidth statement was left off, then they would default
to
> T1 and that should be ok.
>
> Albert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Duy Nguyen
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 2:02 PM
> To: Charles.Conte@NASD.com
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Simple Question on serial interfaces.
>
>
> whatever you assign the clockrate, that's your total bandwidth. Try to do
> tftp w/ 128k than try w/ 2048k you will see the difference. clockrate=bw.
>
> Absolutely Positively Continuously Sincerely,
>
>
> Duy Nguyen CCNP/CCIE written
> net_port@hotmail.com
> Cell (817) 707-7451
>
>
>
> >From: "Conte, Charles"
> >Reply-To: "Conte, Charles"
> >To: "'ccielab@groupstudy.com'"
> >Subject: Simple Question on serial interfaces.
> >Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:31:14 -0500
> >
> >All,
> >
> > I have a real stupid question. Anyways to find out what the serial
> >interface clockrate what do I have to do. Can I assume that whatever it
> >assigns as BW is what the clockrate is set at. I don't think this is true
> >because I configured my IGX to run on the clockrate of 2048. Maybe I
> >missed
> >it when I did the show controller command or show int serial command, but
> >help me out guys.
> >
> >Charles
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