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question on HWIC interface configuration

I am configuring a HWIC interface ( on the Router)

config t
interface Vlan97
description ---Site A to Site B ---
ip address 10.200.158.154 255.255.255.252
end

interface FastEthernet0/2/1
description --- P2P to Other Site--
switchport access vlan 97
duplex full
speed 100

i cannot even ping my own interface vlan97
and when i do sh ip int brief

Vlan98 10.200.158.153 YES manual up down ( protocol)

Any ideas ?? Do i need to add it to the switch as well ?

Garry Glendown

Did you actually configure the VLAN itself? Depending on the IOS, this is required for the router to actually do the VLAN routing ...

vlan database
vlan 97
exit

Nothing special should be necessary on the switch, except maybe also setting the port to access the apropriate VLAN ...

c_hockland

ASKER

i had to do a vlan database on the router actually and create the vlan like this.
Now it works

but a quick question

my two routers are on different locations.
This is a layer2 point to point circuit.

I can ping the interface on R1 from Site 1 and R2 inerface from Site 2 but from site 2 i cannot ping Site1 and vice versa.

I dont need any eigrp statements , right ? this is just a point to point link.

Garry Glendown

You will still need define routes if you don't use any dynamic routing protocol, so e.g. if you have 192.168.0/24 on one side and 192.168.1/24 on the other, put static routes in:

ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 10.200.158.154

and

ip route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 10.200.158.153

on the other

c_hockland

ASKER

Garry-G thanks for the email. ...but if i cannot pint .153 from the .154 side the routes wont work right ?

Garry Glendown

Ah understood ... misread the post ...

How did you come up with the VLAN 97? Did your provider tell you to use it? If so, they might require you to tag the VLAN with that VLAN id ... if so, don't set the port to vlan access, but rather do a trunk with only VLAN 97 allowed ... and yes, being able to reach the remote router from the local router and vice versa is required before you can get the rest set up ...

c_hockland

ASKER

i would assume that i would need the GW from the provider.....how is Site A suppose to see Site B ?

Garry Glendown

What information did you receive from the provider? Did they give you the IPs to use, VLAN, etc.? Normally, if you have an L2 link, IPs etc. are up to the customer ...

c_hockland

ASKER

yes , i have used my own IP's. The provider did not give me any information. I will take another look today .

ArneLovius

when you say that it is a L2 P2P circuit,m I presume this is a 10/100/1000 mb Ethernet circuit and it acts just like a "long ethernet cable"

as per Garry-G you will need static routes on each router

are the routers the default gateway for each site ?

if they are not the default gateway for each site, then the device that is the default gateway will also need static routes adding to it

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c_hockland

ASKER

Hi Garry-G , yes Sir , copy paste error. I will call ISP on Monday.