[j-nsp] NSRP through 802.1Q trunks

[Ivan c]

I tried to hard code the peer MAC for probes and it hasnt taken
exec nsrp probe interface [ mac_addr ]

I still see the default NSRP MAC for the destination

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Ivan c <ivannetw at gmail.com> wrote:
> Doesn't seem to be the case though, even though logic would dictate
> that the switch should just pass the frames....
>
> I am starting to suspect that the Nortel do not recognise the frames
> and thus are dropping it, as the HA interface MAC only appears on the
> access port and not on the trunk port.
>
>                  HA1                      dot1q trunk
>       HA1
> NS5400<------------------->5520<-------------------------->5520<------------------->NS5400
>
> It would be helpfull if Juniper provided at least minimual detail on
> the protocol.
>
> Any Nortel ninja's out there?
>
> cheers
> Ivan
>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:03 AM, Stefan Fouant <sfouant at gmail.com> wrote:
>> You'll be fine as long as you are not expecting the Netscreen to tag
>> the frames.  Otherwise, the HA interfaces (or pseudo-HA interfaces
>> that you've designated as such) look like regular Ethernet interfaces,
>> so as long as you've got a normal Ethernet handoff with end-to-end L2
>> connectivity between both pair of devices it should work.  Heck, I
>> suppose you could even run NSRP over an L2VPN if you wanted, not sure
>> why one would want to do so, but it's possible...
>>
>> HTHs.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 8:54 PM, Ivan c <ivannetw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hey, anyone have any experience with running active/passive NSRP
>>> betwen datacentres via 802.1Q trunks? specially through Nortel 5520
>>> switches?
>>>
>>> I can't find any specific info on NSRP protocol requirements, only
>>> from the screenos cookbook, which states "The only requirement is that
>>> the Layer 2 frames arrive at the remote peer as sent."
>>>
>>> I have verfied the trunking works by plugging in laptops on each end
>>> with an IP on the same vlan, and connectivity is fine.
>>> The get nrsp ha says state:disconnected and I have the NSRP HA probes running.
>>>
>>> Any special requirements or info on trunking NSRP?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Ivan
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>>
>>
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