Just a FYI, I would just create a tunnel between the two sites. No configuration on your backend network, bandwidth restrictions are the same as internet traffic typically, etc. Simpler, and no "loop" issues.
------------------------------ * Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services* 314-735-0270 http://www.linktechs.net <http://www.linktechs.net/> */ Link Technologies, Inc is offering LIVE Mikrotik On-Line Training <http://www.linktechs.net/onlinetraining.asp>/* Travis Johnson wrote: > Ok... found the original problem... a few switches did not have the vlan > setup in the vlan database. So the VLAN is up and working now... but the > problem is because we have a "ring", we use Spanning Tree to keep from > having a loop in the network. But when we bring up the VLAN, the > spanning-tree does not start blocking the VLAN traffic. It does block > the "normal" VLAN1 traffic (like it always has), but the new VLAN never > gets "blocked", so it creates a loop around the ring. > > Am I missing something? I've checked the settings and can't find > anything that I missed to make it work... > > Travis > Microserv > > Eric Rogers wrote: > >> Try a "show interface fastethernet x/y switchport" and see what is the >> status of the port and that trunking VLANs enabled are also trunking >> VLANs active. >> >> >> >> Eric >> >> >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Travis Johnson >> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:17 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cisco VLAN help >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> By default, when doing the switchport mode trunk, all VLAN's are allowed >> (I even issued the command "switchport trunk allowed vlan all" and it >> did not display on the sho conf afterward). >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> Patrick Shoemaker wrote: >> >> Travis Johnson wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I need some Cisco switch VLAN help. >> >> I currently have about 60 Cisco 3500 series switches connected >> via the >> GBIC ports all in a ring configuration with spanning tree. I am >> trying >> to setup a VLAN for a customer between two of the FastEthernet >> ports so >> they can connect their offices. I have port 5 on each switch >> setup in >> VLAN105 and every GBIC port on all the switches setup as >> trunking ports. >> There are 17 other cisco switches between these two. >> >> I have this setup between two other offices, but they are >> directly >> connected to each other, with no other switches in between. >> >> What am I missing? >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> Is each trunk port in the path set to forward the VLAN with command: >> >> switchport trunk allowed vlan xxx >> >> A sh int for an example trunk and access port would be handy. >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
