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Bridging 4 networks on 1 serial
I currently have a 2 clients, they share 2 buildings connected via a serial (HDLC). They both use IPX and wish to bridge their networks. Here is a simple diagram:
Company A Company B
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Eth0 Eth1
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-----Cisco 1605(1)-----
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Serial 0
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HDLC
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Serial 0
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-----Cisco 1605(2)-----
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Eth0 Eth1
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Company A Company B
Company A wishes to bridge their network together so they don't have to purchase another novell server to handle the IPX on the other network. The same goes for company B.
Is this possible with a cisco 1605? And how is it done? Is there a way to add 2 bridge groups to 1 serial port in a cisco 1605?
Company A Company B
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Eth0 Eth1
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-----Cisco 1605(1)-----
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Serial 0
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HDLC
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Serial 0
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-----Cisco 1605(2)-----
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Eth0 Eth1
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Company A Company B
Company A wishes to bridge their network together so they don't have to purchase another novell server to handle the IPX on the other network. The same goes for company B.
Is this possible with a cisco 1605? And how is it done? Is there a way to add 2 bridge groups to 1 serial port in a cisco 1605?
Why not route IPX and use the router to advertise the SAP on the remote network?
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Both companies have their own networks and should not be able to see each others. We need to have 2 seperate bridge groups (one for each company), both on the same serial 0 interface.
Basically, is there a way to put 2 bridge groups on serial 0 of a cisco 1605?
Basically, is there a way to put 2 bridge groups on serial 0 of a cisco 1605?
I get it. You can definitely do this using frame relay and subinterfaces. I assume that you are using PPP?
ASKER
We know you can with frame relay. This is a serial HDLC private leased line.
1) IPX + Bridging Across a T1 == BAD
2) 1600 Series routers support "up to T1" but for this application a 1605 is a bit small.
3) Route IPX and apply an access-list to every ethernet interface. Keep the access-list very simple. Use ipx sap commands to advertise services at the other site.
2) 1600 Series routers support "up to T1" but for this application a 1605 is a bit small.
3) Route IPX and apply an access-list to every ethernet interface. Keep the access-list very simple. Use ipx sap commands to advertise services at the other site.
ASKER
We understand the performance shortcomings. The client has been advised none the less, wants to know if this is possible to put 2 bridge groups on serial 0 of a cisco 1605.
I don't get the objection to routing if they're already comfortable with have the traffic of each other terminating to the same router. (A truly strange security decision.) To keep each company for seeing the advertisements of the other - just put in some access lists and off they go. ??
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helmet_js,
I like the way you think. This is a possible workaround without adding much workload on the 1605's.
However, in your config, did you intend to use different tunnel souces for the tunnel interfaces, i.e.:
interface tunnel 1
tunnel source loopback 1
interface tunnel 2
tunnel source loopback 2
I like the way you think. This is a possible workaround without adding much workload on the 1605's.
However, in your config, did you intend to use different tunnel souces for the tunnel interfaces, i.e.:
interface tunnel 1
tunnel source loopback 1
interface tunnel 2
tunnel source loopback 2
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I was thinking along the same lines... I was just wondering if there was another way.