/24? Subnet them. I like /30 for p to p links. run rip version 2.
"Dimitrije" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I colleague of mine has a network connecting two routers with redundant
serial
> links. These serial links happen to reside in the same subnet as follows:
>
> Router
> A
Router
> B
> S0 - 192.1.67.1/24 ----------------------------- 192.1.67.201/24 - S0
> S1 - 192.1.67.2/24 ----------------------------- 192.1.67.202/14 - S1
>
> Both Routers are running RIP.
>
> When both links are up, network is very sluggish and ping works
intermittently
> (anywhere from 40%-70% of the time) between Routers A & B. When either
link is
> shut down (only one link is up at a time), pings work 100% of the time.
>
> I'm suspecting that having both serial links in the same subnet is
creating
> problems. First of all, can you even do this? Secondly, if you can put
both
> serial 0 & 1 in the same subnet, is this creating a layer-2 bridge-loop
> environment?
>
> I think that putting each serial link in a separate sub-net should solve
the
> problem, but I don't have access to any equipment to test this.
>
> Am I correct or off-base?? Any definitive feedback would be great. Any
links
> to spell out the issues with this scenario would also be helpful.
>
> thanks,
> dj
>
>
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