IPv6 and IPV4 Compression

From: gladston@br.ibm.com
Date: Fri Jul 01 2005 - 12:55:32 GMT-3


Have you seen this IOS problem?

I was configuring IPv6 basic connectivity over FR multipoint and there was no connectivity.
It was a scenario with other features configured.
After doing everything over and over, I erased all previous configuration from R2/R5, and typed command by command until loose connectivity.
For my surprise this command influences IPv6 connectivity:

'frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.5 205 broadcast IETF payload-compression FRF9 stac software'

It seems to be a bug, as this command clear related only to IPv4.
What do you thing?

(tough life this that besides learning the technology we need to learn Cisco bugs :) )

This is the config that works:

r2
interface Serial0/0.257 multipoint
 ipv6 address FEC0:172:16:200::2/64
 ip address 172.16.200.2 255.255.255.0
 frame-relay map ipv6 FEC0:172:16:200::5 205 broadcast
 frame-relay map ipv6 FEC0:172:16:200::7 207 broadcast
 frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.5 205 br

But add this, and IPv6 stop works:
(R2 can not ping IPv6 address of R5 and vice-versa anymore; IPv4 works fine)

 frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.5 205 broadcast IETF payload-compression FRF9 stac software

The remote end has similar configuration.
r5:
interface Serial0/0.200 multipoint
 ip address 172.16.200.5 255.255.255.0
 ipv6 address FEC0:172:16:200::5/64
 frame-relay map ipv6 FEC0:172:16:200::2 502 broadcast
 frame-relay map ipv 172.16.200.2 502 br

Adding this for compression, as done on R2:
 frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.2 502 broadcast IETF payload-compression FRF9 stac software

Tests:

Before IPv4 compression
r2(config-subif)#do pi FEC0:172:16:200::5
!!!!!

After IPv4 compression
r2(config-subif)#$5 205 broadcast IETF payload-compression FRF9 stac software

r5(config-subif)#$ 502 broadcast IETF payload-compression FRF9 stac software

r2(config-subif)#do pi 172.16.200.5
!!!!!

r2(config-subif)#do pi FEC0:172:16:200::5
.....



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