[c-nsp] transparent bridging question

[Bruce Pinsky]

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Frank Cisco wrote:
> Hi
> 
> We have customer using Serial interface but on our site we only have
> Ethernet interface and will run bgp. Customer doesn't have any spare
> ethernet port and we also doesn't have spare serial interface. So we plan to
> put one small cisco box (1601 series) in the middle as the cost is cheaper
> than serial-to-ethernet converter.
> 
> Customer'sRouter------(serial-intf)------Cisco-1601------(Ethernet-intf)-----Our
> Router
> 
> 
> In cisco 1601 will configure :
> 
> interface ethernet 0
>  bridge-group 1
> 
> interface serial 1
>  bridge-group 1
> 
> bridge 1 protocol ieee
> 
> 
> Will this topology will work ? Anybody has experience with it ?
> 

If this is the only thing the box will do, also include "no ip routing" and
you should be fine.  If you need IP routing elsewhere on that router, then
you will have to get into funky IRB configuration.

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bep

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