That's the command I was trying to remember - NO KEEPALIVE - -
Looks like the route is propagating now. I guess that guy did try to plug
it into a MAU or something.
Thanks guys.
RB
>From: "Guyler, Rik [EESUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Rue Barb the Tangled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Cisco Groupstudy
>(E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: ethernet is up, line protocol is down
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:28:38 -0400
>
>See comments below:
>
>-----Original Message-----
>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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