[j-nsp] Strange behaviour MX and VPLS

[David Ball]

  Is this all happening within the single MX480 router?  Can you
differentiate between a core and a normal interface ?  Is this LDP- or
BGP-signalled VPLS ?  Any configs you can share ?

David

On 6 October 2011 10:49, Martin Levin <martin.levin at molndal.se> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> At https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6892768_9896580_18584 you'll find a
> logical map of a vpls domain connections.
>
> For background information: We have devices in our network that need to
> be able to communicate with servers, and sometimes with other devices as
> well. To limit mac-adress distribution in our network we want to be able
> to run our vpls instances in no-local-switching mode.
>
> If we look at the picture the expected behaviour is the following.
>
> PC1 + PC2 should be able to communicate with everything and everything
> should be able to communicate with them.
> PC3 + PC4 should be able to communicate with PC1 + PC2 but not with
> each other.
>
> Actual behaviour is:
>
> One core (PC1) interface (probably the first in the configuration) is
> able to communicate with everything except the other core interface.
> Nothing is able to communicate with the other core interface (PC2).
> Normal interfaces (PC3, PC4) are able to communicate with core (PC1),
> but not with each other.
>
> Nothing in the manual gives any indication that only ONE core-facing
> interface is allowed.
>
> Any help to reach the expected behaviour would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Martin
> City of Molndal
>
>
> ---
> Martin Levin
> IT-strategy & planning
> Mölndals stad
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