carl@nrcaer.UUCP (Carl Swail) (07/17/90)
We are having problems using a Cisco Router to route Appletalk protocol.
The following is our setup:
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| Cisco Router |
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Ethernet 1 | | Ethernet 0
| |
------------------------- --------------------------------------
| | | | |
(Other) MAC 1 MAC 2 Novell Server (Other)
If Appletalk routing is NOT enabled on the Cisco, then MAC 2 can access the
Novell server (it is running the Mac VAP). MAC 1, of course, cannot access
the Novell server. These are the only Appletalk devices on these ethernets,
the other devices are DECNET or TCP/IP (UNIX) workstations. There is an IBM
PC on Ethernet 1 which accesses the Novell server using IPX. (The Cisco is
set up to route TCP/IP, DECNET and Novell IPX. All this runs fine. The Cisco
firmware version is 8.0(13). )
When Appletalk routing is enabled on the Cisco, then NEITHER MAC 1 NOR MAC 2
can access the server, it just disappears. In the Cisco configuration,
Ethernet 0 is assigned Appletalk address 6101.130 and Ethernet 1 is assigned
Appletalk address 6601.131. When Appletalk routing is turned off on the
Cisco, then the Novell servers appears on MAC 2's Chooser again.
We then tried using Appletalk zones. First the same Appletalk zone was
assigned to both Ethernet interfaces. Again, neither MAC could see the Novell
server. Then Ethernet 0 was assigned Appletalk zone FRL and Ethernet 1
was assigned Appletalk zone HSA. Both MAC's were aware of the Appletalk
zones. Now MAC 1 could access the Novell server in zone FRL from zone HSA,
but MAC 2 could not access the server which was in the same zone as itself.
At this point we are not sure what to try next. Any suggestions would
be most appreciated.
Carl Swail Mail: National Research Council of Canada
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