bridging problem

[rpalacio]

Our customer was having the following setup

- core switch 6500 with 5 vlans (1,2,3,4,5)

- protocol used is ospf

- servers and some power users are on vlan 1

findings;

- users on vlan 1 can login to the servers with acceptable response time.

- users on the rest of the vlans (2,3,4,5) login to the servers with very slow response time.

solution;

- enabled fallback bridging on vlans with bridge-group 1. Logging in to the servers became fast and acceptable.

PROBLEM;

With the above solution, we could see all the computers on the network neighborhood. What the administration wants is users must see only computers which belongs to their own vlan.

What will be the solution for this.

Thanks a lot.

[ziutek]

Basically with the bridging you are using, you have created one big VLAN. Response times should not be significatly slower using Inter-vlan routing. Maybe you could post the config before you implemented fallback-bridging.

Joe

[rpalacio]

so does it mean that I only have one big vlan now?

[chrisduncan]

Yes since you have essentially just bridged them all together.

Can you post your config so we can see why inter vlan routing is not working.

[rpalacio]

FOR THE SWITCH

set int sc0 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

set ip route default 1.1.1.254

set vlan 1 3/1

set vlan 2 3/2

set vlan 3 3/3

set vlan 4 3/4

set vlan 5 3/5

THE MSFC CONFIG.

int vlan 1

ip address 1.1.1.254 255.255.255.0

ip ospf priority 0

int vlan 2

ip address 2.2.2.254 255.255.255.0

ip helper-address 1.1.1.253

ip helper-address 1.1.1.252

ip ospf priority 0

int vlan 3

ip address 3.3.3.254 255.255.255.0

ip helper-address 1.1.1.253

ip helper-address 1.1.1.252

ip ospf priority 0

int vlan 4

ip address 4.4.4.254 255.255.255.0

ip helper-address 1.1.1.253

ip helper-address 1.1.1.252

ip ospf priority 0

int vlan 5

ip address 5.5.5.254 255.255.255.0

ip helper-address 1.1.1.253

ip helper-address 1.1.1.252

ip ospf priority 0

ip routing

area 10 stub

router ospf 1

network 1.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 10

network 2.2.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 10

network 3.3.3.0 0.0.0.255 area 10

network 4.4.4.0 0.0.0.255 area 10

network 5.5.5.0 0.0.0.255 area 10

ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 1.1.1.250