The Long and Winding Road wrote: > > DQoS test on Monday. Let's see if I pass of rail! > > some thoughts below > JMcL: and more thoughts from me...
> -- > ""Adam Broad"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Hi, > > > > I have a 1720 router connected to a 3640 router by leased > line (256K > > link). I wish to route IP, IPX and have VoIP (QoS) from site > to site. > > At present the line is routing IP with static IP addresses on > the leased > > line. > > It is also routing IPX and I have configured a network number > on the > > leased line. > > If I try to add in the QoS it seems I need to have unnumbered > IP > > addressing on the leased Line for it to work. > > If I use unnumbered IP addressing then it seems to prevent me > allocating > > IPX network addresses to the serial line. > > > > I am getting confused at this point, should it be possible to > have IP, > > IPX and QoS all at the same time? > > > CL: sure, they can all be configured simultaneously. To > clarify, so far as > I know, QoS settings can apply only to IP traffic, or to > traffic clssified > by MAC address. You cannot apply QoS to IPX or any other non IP > protocol > except by that means. Well, let me qualify that by saying that > on the 3550 > you can add a few other L2 protocols such as DecNet and NetBIOS > for QoS in a > switched environment. > JMcL: What are you considering "QoS" to be? In my mind, QoS covers a whole suite of techniques, many of which are entirely applicable to IPX or anything else you can specify in an access list. For example, I consider priority queuing to be a QoS technique - and it works with IPX and several other non-IP protocols. Sure, some QoS techniques are specific to IP, but not all... > CL: I see no reason why unnumered is required on any interface > to get QoS to > work. Which leads to the question of IOS version. I believe > that 12.1.2T or > better is what you should be using. Other versions may or may > not have all > the required bells and whistles. I'm using 12.1.5T10 and so far > I have not > run into the issue of requiring unnumbered on serial links. > Can't do NBAR > protocol discovery on the 2500's and can't do MPLS, but that's > another > story. > > > > > > > > My IOS is 12.1 > > > > Thanks for any suggestions > > > > Adam. > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=55530&t=55373 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
