Re: [nsp] bridging into tunnel interface

From: Siva Valliappan (svalliap@cisco.com)
Date: Tue Jun 19 2001 - 19:12:47 EDT


we don't support bridging over GRE tunnels (you can configure it) but
it's behavior is unpredictable. what kind of OSI traffic do you
plan to pass? you can configure clns/isis on GRE tunnels and enable
the router for clns routing. i have never done this myself, so don't
know if it will work. but looking around the stuff to support clns/isis
over GRE tunnels is there. if it's some traffic that you want
passed transparently trough the router, you may want to think about
running DLSW/RSRB between your 2 end points.

regards
.siva

On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Maik Bachmann wrote:

>
> Hi *,
>
>
> is there a way to bridge some kind of traffic "into" a tunnel interface?
>
> The situation is as follows:
>
> ----eth-ROUTER_A-ser---------------------ser-ROUTER_B-eth---------
>
> Router_a and Router_B are 2621 with c2600-is-mz.120-7.T.bin.
> Traffic coming to A (thru eth if) is OSI traffic, which I want to
> tunnel to B. On B's eth there is another OSI device to connect to.
>
> The line between A and B is IP over SDH, so no way to bridge
> via FR or ATM VCs. Basic bridging is also not possible due to some issues
> by the carrier who filters that traffic (SDH managment data).
>
>
> The obvious solution would be:
> Router_A:
>
> interface eth0
> ip address 1.1.1.1 ....
> bridge group 1
> ....
>
> interface ser0
> ip address 2.1.1.1 ...
> ....
>
> interface tunnel0
> source 2.1.1.1
> destination 2.1.1.2
> bridge-group 1
>
> bridge protocol dec
>
> similar on Router_B......
>
> But .... no way to use bridge-group 1 on tunnel interfaces.
> In some way this sounds sensible since bridging doesn't touch the packet
> where tunnel touches (encaps in IP) it.
>
> On the other side - there must be some way to tunnel *any kind of junk*
> coming in.
>
> Start and endpoints of the tunnel interfaces may be the eth interfaces
> as well - but I found no way to tie the physical interface with the
> tunnel interface.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
> ---Maik
>
>
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