nareshmy
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Cisco, cisco router 2801 (Spoke router), 12.4 1c, hub & spoke topology
How to configure loopback interface of 2801 router as a member of Bridge group ?
I have enabled bridging in cisco 2801 & config as follows.
bridge irb
interface FastEthernet0/0
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
bridge-group 1
interface FastEthernet0/1
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
bridge-group 1
bridge 1 protocol ieee
bridge 1 route ip
I have requirement that my bvi inetrface should remian up at all the time even though both Fast Eth goes down. So I have decided to make loopback as member of the bridge group 1
But when i configue as,
int loopbak 10
bridge-group 1
it gives erros as "Loopback10 does not support bridging"
So let me the solution for the same ....
I am doing this because I have requirement that my bvi inetrface should remian up at all the time.
I have enabled bridging in cisco 2801 & config as follows.
bridge irb
interface FastEthernet0/0
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
bridge-group 1
interface FastEthernet0/1
no ip address
duplex auto
speed auto
bridge-group 1
bridge 1 protocol ieee
bridge 1 route ip
I have requirement that my bvi inetrface should remian up at all the time even though both Fast Eth goes down. So I have decided to make loopback as member of the bridge group 1
But when i configue as,
int loopbak 10
bridge-group 1
it gives erros as "Loopback10 does not support bridging"
So let me the solution for the same ....
I am doing this because I have requirement that my bvi inetrface should remian up at all the time.
ASKER
I want BVI interface to be up in any situation.
So for this oreason I thought to add loopback interface as member of bridge group . but router is not allowing me to do so.
So for this oreason I thought to add loopback interface as member of bridge group . but router is not allowing me to do so.
I understand you "want" it to be up in any situation. What I'm asking is why.
If the all the interfaces associated with the BVI are down, then the BVI can't communicate with the network.
If you force the BVI up then when the network effectively down, routing protocols will continue to advertise the network as reachable.
If the all the interfaces associated with the BVI are down, then the BVI can't communicate with the network.
If you force the BVI up then when the network effectively down, routing protocols will continue to advertise the network as reachable.
ASKER
This I want beacuse I am having router with one 64kbps link & as per my cleint requirement I am monitoing my router with CA monitoing tool remotely with IP add of BVI interface so when both Fast Eth are down then remote monitoring tool shows this router (Site) as a down .So to avoid this I thought to add loopback as bridge member.
Use the other IP address on the router to monitor with.
ASKER
See
in future when new llink come & I will have then two links of 64 kbps each
Then tool will monitor that bvi int & if one link will be down then also tool will be able to manage to reach it via another links ofcourse with help of routing prortocol.
& If I use any physical IP of any one link then it will be no use becoz when this link will be down then it will show it as site down.
in future when new llink come & I will have then two links of 64 kbps each
Then tool will monitor that bvi int & if one link will be down then also tool will be able to manage to reach it via another links ofcourse with help of routing prortocol.
& If I use any physical IP of any one link then it will be no use becoz when this link will be down then it will show it as site down.
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ASKER
there is no way that I can make loopback interface as bridge group ?
>there is no way that I can make loopback interface as bridge group ?
Like I said before, no.
Either use one of the other ip addresses on the router or create a loopback and assign an IP address to that.
Like I said before, no.
Either use one of the other ip addresses on the router or create a loopback and assign an IP address to that.
ASKER
OK Thanks...
If all the interfaces that are in the same bridge-group as the BVI are down, there is nothing for the BVI to communicate with. So do you need it to stay up in that situation?