From: ccie1@hotmail.com
Date: Mon Apr 14 2003 - 19:15:36 GMT-3
Ohio, by disabling packetforwarding on the novell server, does that stop it
from routing? and allow it to use a default pointing to the router?
----- Original Message -----
From: "OhioHondo" <ohiohondo@columbus.rr.com>
To: <ccie1@hotmail.com>; "cannonr" <cannonr@attbi.com>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 2:02 PM
Subject: RE: lab questions /IPX
> Note
>
> Another something to consider even though your Novell person may not want
to
> consider it ---
>
> presently the server is set up to be an IPX router and as such
participates
> in the IPX protocol with the Cisco router. The server has all of the
routes
> to the network in a table due to this process.
>
> the server (if there is no "backside network of servers)can be set up to
> have a static/default route to the rest of the network and not participate
> in a routing protocol with the router. This eliminates a lot of problems.
It
> leaves the network routing to the routers.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> ccie1@hotmail.com
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 4:13 PM
> To: cannonr; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: lab questions /IPX
>
>
> thanks for the reply/advice:
> i can post some configs if needed, and some ipx server tables:
>
> IPX is used on the novell 5.1 for some applications that use it. Also i
> think the administrator for the system isnt to bright and doesnt want to
> change the way it was setup.
>
> The routers are running ipx eigrp over the wan, and ipx rip over the lan,
> the router does have a list of servers, and is able to ping them. However
> groupwise is not working even after rebuilding the database and such, and
> time sync is still a problem on the servers. Im not looking for a answer
to
> those problems, i just want to make sure thaty if my IPX EIGRP is seeing
all
> networks, and the routers can ping the ipx servers (with the ipx ping
> default novell option) then there isnt a compatability issue with Novell
ipx
> rip/sap and IPX eigrp.
>
> thanks!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cannonr" <cannonr@attbi.com>
> To: <ccie1@hotmail.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: lab questions /IPX
>
>
> > Post some configs if you can. First of all, if your running Novell 5.1,
> why
> > are you using IPX? Get rid of it if you can and clear up some
unnecessary
> > overhead. There should be no compatibility problems with IPX eigrp and
> > Novell. IPX eigrp is only used on WAN interfaces between routers.
IPXRIP
> > must be enabled on the LAN interfaces. Try doing a "show ipx servers"
> > command on the router attached to your servers. Do the same thing on
the
> > remote router. If your Novell boxes show up in the list, then you have
> > connectivity. If not, you can do an IPX ping from one router to
another.
> > Pinging with IP will not verify IPX connectivity. Just make sure your
WAN
> > interfaces are in IPXEIGRP while your LAN are in IPXRIP.
> >
> > HTH
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <ccie1@hotmail.com>
> > To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 11:39 AM
> > Subject: OT: lab questions /IPX
> >
> >
> > > First, i agree with some of the other posts regarding lab questions. I
> > dont
> > > think a candidate is preparing correctly if all they are doing is
trying
> > to
> > > get answers to particular lab questions. Part of the pride in getting
a
> > CCIE
> > > is knwoing you figured out the lab, and were able to solve complex
> issues,
> > > which in my opinion ARE real world scnerios. From my understanding,
> allot
> > of
> > > the lab questions are sourced form the TAC, who help customers
everyday.
> > >
> > > Now onto a question I have that is no longer on the CCIE R/S that i am
> > hoping
> > > someone can help me with:
> > >
> > > I had recently setup IPX eigrp over a frame-relay WAN, with IPX rip on
> the
> > > ethernet. The problem i am seeing is there is a novell 5.1 server
> running
> > IPX
> > > on the ethernet trying to get to other remote sites (there are 3 other
> > sites)
> > > and the servers will not see other servers because of time sync issues
> > > reported on the server. This had occured 2 weeks after setting up the
> > routing
> > > on the cisco equipment,and my question is there a compatability issue
> with
> > IPX
> > > EIGRP and novell 5.1 RIP/SAP? I heard that youcan only run NLSP on
cisco
> > > routers and not EIGRP with novell 5.1. I did research and found
nothing
> > that
> > > supports that theory.
> > >
> > > The routers can ping each other just fine, all networks arfe visible,
> > there
> > > are no split-horizon issues, and the router can ping the servers at
each
> > lan.
> > >
> > > Any help / advice would be greatly appreciated!
> > >
> > > Thank you
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