Re: Ping fails across VRF

From: Bryan Bartik <bbartik_at_ipexpert.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:37:19 -0600

Sorry missed your last question. The PE loopbacks need to be in the IGP, I
typoed earlier and spelled "out" instead of "put". Sorry for the confusion
:)

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Bryan Bartik <bbartik_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:

> Chris,
>
> You are right, you should see "pop" for PHP. If you see untagged this is
> because you have not received a label for it. This is why I said check your
> peerings and make sure CEF is enabled. In some older codes, CEF is not on by
> default. Are R1/R3 and R5/R6 LDP Peers?
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Christopher Copley <
> copley.chris_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Bryan,
>>
>> This in my Topo...
>>
>> CE---R3---R1----R5----R6----CE
>>
>> If I look on R1 to see the ldp forwarding table I see...
>>
>> Rack2R1#sho mpls forwarding-table | inc (155.2.6.6/32|155.2.3.3/32<http://155.2.6.6/32%7C155.2.3.3/32>
>> )
>> 16 Untagged 155.2.3.3/32 12288 Se0/1/0 point2point
>> 18 16 155.2.6.6/32 13036 Fa0/0 150.1.15.5
>> Rack2R1#
>>
>>
>> and on R5 I see...
>>
>> Rack2R5#sho mpls forwarding-table | inc (155.2.6.6/32|155.2.3.3/32<http://155.2.6.6/32%7C155.2.3.3/32>
>> )
>> 16 Untagged 155.2.6.6/32 8973 Fa0/1 150.1.56.6
>> 18 16 155.2.3.3/32 16955 Fa0/0 150.1.15.1
>> Rack2R5#
>>
>> If what I have been reading is correct, then R1 and R5 are sending the
>> mpls lable as a ipv4 packet to R3 &R6 respectively.
>> I have my MP-BGP peerings between R3&R6 via the Lo0 interface.
>> I believe that instead of Untagged in the above output I should be seeing
>> "Pop Label" that is the PHP process, right?
>> Then R3 and R6 will untag the packet and direct it to the correct VRF and
>> an IPv4 packet, Correct?
>>
>> If the above logic is correct will taking the Lo0 out of my IGP correct
>> this issue? Or is this some strange IOS bug?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Bryan Bartik <bbartik_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> You don't need to enable mpls on a loopback. Just out the loopback in
>>> your IGP and labels will get advertised. What makes you think PHP is
>>> happening to seen? If you see a "no-label" instead of "pop-label" in the
>>> LFIB, this is not PHP. Make sure you have CEF enabled and your LDP peerings
>>> are UP throughout the cloud. Let me know what you find.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Christopher Copley <
>>> copley.chris_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think I know what is going on....The PHP process is occurring to soon,
>>>> by
>>>> one router. I tried to enable mpls ip on the Lo0 interface and get an
>>>> error...
>>>>
>>>> % MPLS not supported on interface Loopback0
>>>>
>>>> Is this an IOS version limitation or a default behavior?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Christopher Copley
>>>> <copley.chris_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Sorry all pressed send by mistake WAY to early,
>>>> >
>>>> > Anyway...
>>>> >
>>>> > I have one VPN and at each of the CE routers I can see the routes from
>>>> each
>>>> > other across my MPLS backbone. But ping fails across the Core from
>>>> CE to
>>>> > CE, but the routes are there and look correct.
>>>> >
>>>> > I have MP-BPG between each PE and the router appear in each VPN.
>>>> >
>>>> > Any ideas?
>>>> >
>>>> > Chris
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Christopher Copley <
>>>> > copley.chris_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Experts,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I have an interesting problem with my MPLS study. I am new to MPLS
>>>> and
>>>> >> MPLS VPNS and I have got to a place where I am stuck.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>>> Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
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>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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> Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
>

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