[c-nsp] Internet inside a VRF?

2012-03-13 Thread Dan Armstrong
I know this topic has been discussed a million times, but just wanted to get an updated opinion on how people are feeling about this: In a service provider network, how do people feel about putting the big Internet routing table, all their peers and customers inside a VRF? Keep the global

Re: [c-nsp] Internet inside a VRF?

2012-03-13 Thread Dan Armstrong
2012 11:59, Dan Armstrong d...@beanfield.com wrote: I know this topic has been discussed a million times, but just wanted to get an updated opinion on how people are feeling about this: In a service provider network, how do people feel about putting the big Internet routing table, all

Re: [c-nsp] Internet inside a VRF?

2012-03-13 Thread Dan Armstrong
granular control? Cant this level of granularity be achieved with route-maps? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2012, at 8:27 PM, Dan Armstrong d...@beanfield.com wrote: We have all our Internet peers and customers inside a VRF currently, and our Cisco SE thinks we're stark raving mad

Re: [c-nsp] FTTH access switch

2010-12-03 Thread Dan Armstrong
on our access layer - something like switchport mode private-vlan trunk does not exist. -pavel On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson swm...@swm.pp.se wrote: On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Dan Armstrong wrote: ... And while were on the topic of ftth, are people tunneling from the cpe

Re: [c-nsp] FTTH access switch

2010-12-03 Thread Dan Armstrong
I had sort of envisioned the IPTV encoders being available in a walled garden scenario, using multicast Why is that so bad? On 2010-12-03, at 10:40 AM, Jason Lixfeld wrote: On 2010-12-03, at 10:23 AM, Phil Mayers wrote: On 03/12/10 14:38, Dan Armstrong wrote: ... now having said

Re: [c-nsp] OSPF NSSA question

2009-07-21 Thread Dan Armstrong
But then, I believe, you cannot redistribute C and S routes from inside the are out, that's why NSSA Exist. What we need is a totally stubby not so stubby area, no? On 21-Jul-09, at 2:49 PM, Walter Keen wrote: Are you sure you want to use NSSA areas instead of totally stubby areas?

Re: [c-nsp] Nexus 5000?

2009-05-11 Thread Dan Armstrong
How did you get your ASR1002 to link at 100M? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get that to happen, with no luck at all. GigabitEthernet0/0/2 is down, line protocol is down Hardware is 4XGE-BUILT-IN, address is 0025.4578.2902 (bia 0025.4578.2902) MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100 Kbit,

Re: [c-nsp] ME3400 uRPF

2009-04-15 Thread Dan Armstrong
It doesn't. I so wish it did, but no dice. On 15-Apr-09, at 5:36 AM, Adrian Minta wrote: According to Cisco ME 3400 data sheet http://tinyurl.com/yphgj5 the switch support uRPF with METROIPACCESS image, but I get the following error: switch(config)#interface GigabitEthernet0/2

Re: [c-nsp] ME3400

2009-03-11 Thread Dan Armstrong
Nowhere near a full table. :-) Our busiest ME3400 has about 10,000 OSPF routes in it, and doesn't break a sweat. Without doing any math, I wouldn't put any more than that in there though. On 11-Mar-09, at 5:29 AM, Anderson Levi wrote: Hi, I need to find out how many routes a Cisco

[c-nsp] ISDN to VoIP dial-peer Question

2008-11-18 Thread Dan Armstrong
I'm trying to setup a seemingly simple application with an AS-5400XM as a PSTN gateway for a hosted VoIP service. Sip proxy users on one side, PRI on the other side. I setup 2 dialpeers, one for each. I just want every call coming off the ISDN PRI to be sent to the SIP proxy, and vice

Re: [c-nsp] question about service provider network design

2008-10-21 Thread Dan Armstrong
We have a fairly similar design for our Metro Ethernet network. Our primary method of protection is STP(MST). I've been thinking about this, and I can't come up with a reason why we even really need an IGP down to the edge PE devices? Since it's all layer2 - the core switch/routers see

Re: [c-nsp] question about service provider network design

2008-10-21 Thread Dan Armstrong
as a reference, no need for an IGP down there? Nathan wrote: On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Dan Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have a fairly similar design for our Metro Ethernet network. Our primary method of protection is STP(MST). I've been thinking about this, and I can't come

Re: [c-nsp] Converting OSPF backbone to iBGP

2008-09-30 Thread Dan Armstrong
A quick addition to this thread: Assuming that your IGP carries is only point to point loopbacks... In an all iBGP network - what do you do with customer's that are using your address space? Do you redistribute Connected ( static routes) on your access routers into iBGP? I assume that's

Re: [c-nsp] Converting OSPF backbone to iBGP

2008-09-30 Thread Dan Armstrong
: On Tuesday 30 September 2008 22:59:34 Dan Armstrong wrote: In an all iBGP network - what do you do with customer's that are using your address space? Do you redistribute Connected ( static routes) on your access routers into iBGP? I assume that's about all you can do, right? You can

Re: [c-nsp] 10/100/1000 speeds in GE SFP ports

2008-09-25 Thread Dan Armstrong
I second that. I would give my right arm for a high density, inexpensive switch and/or blade matching set of copper fibre SFPs that did 10/100/1000. 10 Megabit is still pretty fast for a downlink from ISP-Customer. Switch vendors are so hell-bent on 10G, 40G+ stuff, they've forgotten

[c-nsp] L2PT on Trunk Ports

2008-09-15 Thread Dan Armstrong
Has anybody worked extensively with L2PT on Trunk ports on Cisco's ME platforms? The documentation on their site is weak... This may seem like a dumb question, but is L2PT vlan aware on a trunk port? (yes, I realize how dumb that sounds) Specifically, with per vlan spanning tree, (or

Re: [c-nsp] ME3400 DC Power

2008-09-03 Thread Dan Armstrong
The power supplies on the ME3400s have 2 inputs, for breaker redundancy.. some models have to physical power supplies, some have only one - in all cases, each supply has 2 inputs. If your model has 2 power supplies, you can hookup just the A side of each unit, and you'll be fine. Dave Weis

Re: [c-nsp] ME6524 alternative

2008-07-23 Thread Dan Armstrong
Not to push this thread off topic, But we *hate* the Cisco model of the 'valueless' reseller. We deal with a Cisco rep, we deal with a Cisco SE, our discount is set by Cisco, we deal with Cisco's TAC - but when it's time to buy something, we get shuffled off to some twit that does

Re: [c-nsp] Any 3xxx Switches support MPLS?

2008-05-06 Thread Dan Armstrong
I've said it before, I'll say it again - I would give my first born for MPLS support on the ME3400s. :-) We need an inexpensive, small, L3 switch platform that does MPLS! Foundry has one although I've not looked at pricing, Juniper has the J series routers which don't quite have the

Re: [c-nsp] Any 3xxx Switches support MPLS?

2008-05-06 Thread Dan Armstrong
As long as I'm inventing features - you know what would really help? The ability to re-stack QinQ VLANs on one of these inexpensive devices, then it wouldn't be such a problem to use cheaper switches on the edge, and do MPLS VPNs on your aggregators. If I could take vlan X,Y, and Z from

[c-nsp] Storm Control Value tuning?

2008-04-12 Thread Dan Armstrong
For those people that have implemented storm-control on their customer-facing switches - what sort of values you are using? We find that if we set broadcast multicast to around 10% we can usually weather anything a customer can throw at us - I'm wondering, if especially the 10% on the

Re: [c-nsp] changing from ospf to eigrp

2008-04-04 Thread Dan Armstrong
We just went through years of pain and money to change from eigrp to ospf. :-) Jeff Cartier wrote: Can I run both at the same time? - You can run both at the same time. I would like to change our layer 3 switches from ospf to eirgrp. Is there a way I can accomplish this on a live

Re: [c-nsp] Vlan interface vs. sub-interface

2008-03-31 Thread Dan Armstrong
I've never seen a mixed L2/L3 platform that supported SVIs where you could make subinterfaces and set vlan encapsulation ? David Coulson wrote: One of the big advantages of sub-interfaces over VLAN interfaces is that if 'VLAN 100' on one port is a totally different network to 'VLAN

[c-nsp] System MTU on trunks for Q in Q

2008-03-26 Thread Dan Armstrong
I've been bashing my head against the wall all day for a definitive answer on this: On a Cisco switch that supports QinQ (3550, 3750, ME3400, 3560 etc) What is the _minimum_ value I need to set the system MTU to, to do QinQ? 1504? 1522? 1526? 1546? I can't seem to find one concise

Re: [c-nsp] System MTU on trunks for Q in Q

2008-03-26 Thread Dan Armstrong
an interface is significant. I've also never been too clear on the interaction between the system mtu command, and the system mtu jumbo command. I've always just made them match... Peter Rathlev wrote: On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 19:01 -0400, Dan Armstrong wrote: I've been bashing my head

Re: [c-nsp] Ethernet over T1 solution

2007-11-08 Thread Dan Armstrong
ATM :-) Justin Shore wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions for a scalable and inexpensive Ethernet over T1 solution? By scalable I mean able to bond multiple T1s as well as some sort of solution on the CO-end for either mapping individual bonded connections into a VLAN or something.

Re: [c-nsp] Managed, cheap, DC powered switch

2007-10-25 Thread Dan Armstrong
The 3560E and 3750E are not available with DC power. I wish they were!! Justin Shore wrote: Eric Helm wrote: Brandon Bennett wrote: I work for a telco and have a need for cheap managed switches that are DC powered. Cisco's line up is a 2950-24-DC. Haven't kept up much

Re: [c-nsp] l2tpv3 support in 12.2(33)SXH

2007-10-13 Thread Dan Armstrong
Just for the sake of the Cisco employees watching: I would give up my first born to have L2TPv3 (or EoMPLS but that's unlikely) available on the ME3400 / 3550 / 3560 :-) Matt Carter wrote: I would say Feature Navigator is incorrect. There is no mention of L2TPv3 in the Release Notes for

Re: [c-nsp] DC power for 3650

2007-07-16 Thread Dan Armstrong
AFAIK, there is no DC power option for the 3560. We use 3550s still, or ME3400s when we need DC power. Jeff Crowe wrote: Hi Paul, Yes, you are correct - it is a 3560 switch, not a 3650 unit (it must be Monday morning). The document at

Re: [c-nsp] DC power for 3650

2007-07-16 Thread Dan Armstrong
I don't have a 3560 here, but the chassis of a 3560 is much smaller than a 3550. The 3550 is quite deep... I would be surprised if the power supplies were the same part, but ya never know. Dave Weis wrote: On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Dan Armstrong wrote: AFAIK, there is no DC power option

[c-nsp] Strange OSPF Situation

2007-06-27 Thread Dan Armstrong
I'm trying to do something a bit weird with OSPF, and I found something that works - I'm interested in people's opinions of why or why I shouldn't do this. I have 6 routers, all in a row, all in the same VLAN. R1--RA--RB--RC--RD--R2 For reasons that are too silly to explain, I want RA, RB,

Re: [c-nsp] Port-Channel Problem

2007-05-14 Thread Dan Armstrong
resolution? - Original Message From: Dan Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Collins, Richard (SNL US) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 7:31:17 PM Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Port-Channel Problem I did exactly that, and managed to get it to go into LACP mode

Re: [c-nsp] Port-Channel Problem

2007-05-14 Thread Dan Armstrong
mode trunk Dan Armstrong wrote: These were just 2 ports on the same blade of a WS-X6724 blade at both sides... nothing at all strange. I never thought of not using PAgP or LACP - perhaps I should try it. I am too nervous to bring the GEC back up - both links out of the Etherchannel have been

Re: [c-nsp] Port-Channel Problem

2007-05-10 Thread Dan Armstrong
? - Original Message From: Dan Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Collins, Richard (SNL US) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 7:31:17 PM Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Port-Channel Problem I did exactly that, and managed to get it to go into LACP mode