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From: Rue Barb the Tangled [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 10:37 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ethernet is up, line protocol is down
Hi guys - perhaps you can clairify something for me.
According to CIT - this means layer 1 is up, but layer 2 is down
(paraphrase) - what I need to know is the reprecussions of this -
In other words, can I ping this interface ip address from within the router?
RG: A PING will not operate here. Since Layer 2 is not functional, no other higher layer functions will operate correctly.
Could I do a sh ip route on this ip address and at least try to see it?
RG: Showing the routing table will not necessarily yield anything valuable here.
Obviously, I can't do it from another router across the interface, but I
thought I'd be able to assign an ip address, ping it internally, and have it
ready to go when we get something to plug into it.
RG: If you just want the interface to come up, I believe you can enter "no keepalive" at the interface config level, which will fool the router into believing the Layer 2 functionality is intact. Otherwise, all you need is a hub attached to the interface to activate Layer 2.
Kind of hitting my head against a wall here. Thanks.
RG: Use someone else's head...it hurts (you) less.
As always, please correct me if I'm wrong. :-}
RB
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