Try setting no keepalives on the interface. It will appear to be up even
though nothing is plugged in.
HTH,
Casey
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>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?
> Could I do a sh ip route on this ip address and at least try to see it?
>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.
>
>Kind of hitting my head against a wall here. Thanks.
>
>RB
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