[nsp] Traffic issues (ethernet)
Barry Kiesz
barry at nvc.net
Wed Jun 2 13:27:38 EDT 2004
I'll recheck my duplex settings.. I believe it's all set for 10/half.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Segmenting on a L3 level would require
renumbering of the wireless subs, etc.. True?
I think I'm going to start at L2 and go from there. My question is...
Will the broadcasts that I'm seeing on e0 of the 2501 go down with a L2
segmentation?
Barry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hale [mailto:chris at peaknetworks.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 11:51 AM
> To: 'Barry Kiesz'; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: RE: [nsp] Traffic issues (ethernet)
>
>
> First - check your duplex settings on your Ethernet ports...
> looks like you have a ton of collisions and port resets on
> these units.
>
> You can start by segmenting the network on a layer 2 basis,
> but I would say you should also start segmenting it on a
> layer 3 basis as well. Wireless is a wimp when it comes to
> broadcasts and other layer 2 issues.
>
> Try to put a layer 3 switch in place of the 100Mb switch, and
> give each radio it's own layer 3 segment. That will cut down
> on the broadcasts quite a bit, and when you get hit with a
> virus, it will only take down one sector, not the entire
> network. Virus + wireless = no network.
>
> Good luck,
> Chris
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Chris Hale
> Peak Networks, Inc.
> http://www.peaknetworks.com
> 800-PEAK-987
> chris at peaknetworks.com
> Motorola ACSP, Alvarion AIR, Certified Orthogon, Redline,
> Cisco, Terabeam Partners.
>
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Barry Kiesz
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:16 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [nsp] Traffic issues (ethernet)
>
> I've been doing a little research on Cisco's site about this,
> but really haven't found the answer I'm looking for. So I
> thought I'd give this group a try since everyone here seems
> pretty knowledgeable when it comes to 'real-life' networks.
>
> Background info:
> My problem is this: I have a customer who is a wireless ISP
> (2.4G) and were experiencing some interesting things. It all
> started when I attempted to install another router (Tasman...
> Not my decision) and setup MLPPP over a few T1's. Once I
> plugged that router in, certain customers had trouble getting
> places, latency shot up, etc.. I traced that and another
> issue to a bad NPE300 in my border 7204VXR (My Router). I
> replaced my blade and attempted to hook the dual T1's up
> again. Same latency issue. So I plugged our little 2501
> back in. But now it seems that wasn't the only problem..
>
> What I'm seeing now:
> When I do a 'sh int e0' on the 2501 I'm getting after 18 hours
>
> Ethernet0 is up, line protocol is up
> Hardware is Lance, address is 0060.7015.91f6 (bia 0060.7015.91f6)
> Internet address is 64.68.166.1/24
> MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000 Kbit, DLY 1000 usec,
> reliability 255/255, txload 12/255, rxload 6/255
> Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set, keepalive set (10 sec)
> ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
> Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never
> Last clearing of "show interface" counters 18:02:34
> Queueing strategy: fifo
> Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 58/75, 15335 drops
> 5 minute input rate 265000 bits/sec, 353 packets/sec
> 5 minute output rate 475000 bits/sec, 108 packets/sec
> 21146452 packets input, 2189310135 bytes, 0 no buffer
> Received 425827 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 15336* throttles
> 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
> 0 input packets with dribble condition detected
> 10026909 packets output, 3786075904 bytes, 0 underruns
> 0 output errors, 130056 collisions, 1 interface resets
> 0 babbles, 0 late collision, 292668 deferred
> 0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
> 0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
>
> They also have a small dialup pool using a AS5248. Here is
> the e0 output (16 hours):
>
> Ethernet0 is up, line protocol is up
> Hardware is Lance, address is 0010.7b14.4f58 (bia 0010.7b14.4f58)
> Internet address is 64.68.183.1/24
> MTU 1500 bytes, BW 10000 Kbit, DLY 1000 usec, rely 255/255,
> load 1/255
> Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set, keepalive set (10 sec)
> ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
> Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never
> Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
> Queueing strategy: fifo
> Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 6/75, 47102 drops
> 5 minute input rate 73000 bits/sec, 27 packets/sec
> 5 minute output rate 12000 bits/sec, 17 packets/sec
> 1727769 packets input, 730101184 bytes, 46719 no buffer
> Received 590341 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 47102 throttles
> 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
> 0 input packets with dribble condition detected
> 1373974 packets output, 189040619 bytes, 0 underruns
> 0 output errors, 407 collisions, 94209 interface resets
> 0 babbles, 0 late collision, 2874 deferred
> 0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
> 0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
>
> Here's a diagram of how it's setup:
>
> Bridge system (all customers use 2501's GW address)
> Wireless Radios are 10Mb connections
> About 200 wireless subscribers
>
> --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
> --------
> |WirelessRadio| |Wireless Radio| |Wireless Radio| |Wireless Radio|
> |AS5248|
> --------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------
> --------
> | | | |
> |
> | | | |
> |
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> --------
> | 100Mb Switch
> |
> |-------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> --------
> |
> |
> |
> ------------------------
> |NetEnforcer BW Manager|
> ------------------------
> |
> |
> |
> -------------
> |Cisco 2501 |
> -------------
>
> Possible solution:
>
> Would physically segmenting the network help with this issue
> (reduce the broadcasts to the 2501 and 5248)? I was thinking
> about putting 2 wireless radios per switch, then uplinking to
> a 3rd switch which has the 5248 on it. Then uplinking that to
> the NetEnforcer, then to the 2501.
>
>
> Any help or guidance would be appreciated as this is starting
> to be an issue and my customer is getting frustrated, as so am I.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barry
>
>
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