RE: FrameRelay multipoint interface and bridging

From: ying chang (ying_c@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Jun 01 2002 - 10:42:23 GMT-3


   
Sorry, but I would agree with Serguei. We may not be able to call it
split-horizon, but that's basically why we cannot bridge between 2 spokes in
multipoint FR environment. Bridge will not send data back out to the same
port it receives from. I would try point-to-point if I must bridge spokes.

Chang

>From: David Luu <wicked01@ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: David Luu <wicked01@ix.netcom.com>
>To: "Bezverkhi, Serguei" <Serguei.Bezverkhi@hp.com>, "Yagnesh Patel"
> <Yagnesh.Patel@verizon.net>
>CC: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: RE: FrameRelay multipoint interface and bridging
>Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 21:49:38 -0700
>
>split horizon deals with routing updates being received and not sent out
>the same interface...split horizon deals with layer 3, bridging is layer
>1...it has no relevance in this scenario
>
>yagnesh...
>
>first of all, does your frame relay work? without any routing protocols
>running...ping throughout the frame relay cloud, if you cant ping, then the
>problem lies in your frame relay configs
>
>frame relay map bridge statements needs to be in all routers participating
>in a bridged multipoint frame relay environment...R1s multipoint serial
>interface, R2 and R3s serial interface (R1 will have 2 map bridge
>statements)
>
>and the bridge group command on all interfaces participating...R1s
>multipoint serial interface, R2s serial and ethernet, R3s serial and
>ethernet
>
>
>At 12:03 AM 6/1/2002 -0400, Bezverkhi, Serguei wrote:
>>It won't work because of the split horizon, and as far as I remember
>>there is no way to disable it. You have to use point-to-point interfaces
>>to resolve this.
>>
>>Hope it helps
>>
>>Serguei
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Yagnesh Patel [mailto:Yagnesh.Patel@verizon.net]
>>Sent: May 31, 2002 10:41 PM
>>To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>>Subject: FrameRelay multipoint interface and bridging
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>> Can anyone please provide me a good solution for the following problem.
>>
>>R1= Hub router with a multipoint interface
>>R2 = Spoke_1 with Connected to R1's multipoint interface thru
>>Frame-relay R3 = Spoke_2 Connected to R1's multipoint interface thru
>>Frame-relay VLAN_2 = Connected to R2 router VLAN_3 = Connected to R3
>>router
>>
>> I want to bridge VLAN2 and VLAN3. I have all appropriate commands under
>>
>>the interfaces / global including "frame-relay map bridge" statement but
>>
>>it is not working. I think it is not working because both spokes are
>>connected to the same multipoint interface on R1.
>>
>>



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