Did changing the Mac address work?
""Mark Smith"" wrote in message news:200211011409.OAA10912@;groupstudy.com... > 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=56711&t=56680 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
