I need to replace a router in a cabinet at the facility where my hosted servers and equipment is. My equipment is "talking" to the hosting facility's network via a port on a 6509 switch. I replaced my router and then nothing from my network could connect to the outside world. I waited about 2 minutes (during which time my entire site's down and my bosses get VERY nervous) and I never was able to connect from inside and my tester on the outside was never able to get in to me. I finally put router #1 back in and all was well again. I've scoured the configuration and #2's is identical with #1 so I don't believe that is the problem. I'm ass-u-me-ing that the reason for this is the 6509 port's ARP cache is looking for the MAC address of router #1 and it ain't there anymore. Would this ass-u-me-ption be correct or is it possibly something else I'm not thinking/aware of? If it is an ARP issue, is there a way that I can remotely force the 6509 port to reset/clear/refresh it's ARP cache? I'm at a Sprint facility and I'd sooner get a live body (that's not a first level phone answerer anyway) to talk to me when I'm calling Mars than trying to get one at Sprint.
Any ideas/thoughts/chastisements on missing the obvious here? As much as I'd like to work with Cisco gear full time, it's only a very small part of my current job and, consequently, due to my lack of familiarity with what you guys do all day every day, it's very likely that I'm missing something that all in the world except me know about. Thanks for any help or ideas. Mark Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56680&t=56680 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
