[c-nsp] Cisco VLAN configuration - total newbie

[Nate Carlson]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Crooks, Samuel wrote:
> I don't have the equipment you have (2950 and 7200), but seems to me
> that I couldn't create a subinterface on a 1700 series FastEthernet int
> without first removing it's IP... last time I tried...

Yeah, on the 7200, it let me, but it didn't work.  :)

> I think you should:
> 
> Create 2 subnets of appropriate size from your block, and have the
> customers re-address themselves into the IP range you allocate to
> them.... set their access ports into the right VLAN's.  (don't use VLAN
> 1 for customer VLAN's)...it sounds like you are using a /24 ... you
> could subnet this or use another range for each customer, and give each
> one a /24 or larger, depending on your network...
> 
> Remove the IP on the fa2/2 int in the VXR
> 
> Setup a dotq1 trunking on the VXR fa2/2 interface and the uplink
> interface from the 2950.
> 
> Configure 2 subinterfaces on fa2/2  numbered the SAME as the VLAN
> numbers for each customer (it helps keep things straight to have the
> VLAN correspond to the subinterface)
> 
> Assign the first host IP (or last.. your preference...I prefer first IP
> in the range to be the router interface) in the range to the
> subinterface as it's IP address.

I did manage to get this working; see my previous post - pretty much did 
what you said above!

> This article may help:
> 
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps628/products_configuration_example09186a00800ef797.shtml

Ah, great - I wasn't able to find much on Cisco's site. That does help for 
future reference. Thansk!

-- 
Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com>   | Phone : (952)943-8700
http://www.real-time.com                | Fax   : (952)943-8500