Unfortunately I'm about 70 miles from the equipment right now. I'm headed that way tomorrow AM and will try it then. Thanks.
Quoting routerman : > 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56714&t=56680 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
