Cisco 878 Router in G.SHDSL Config

[michael.m.williams]

I want to use 2 Cisco 878 routers to extend my LAn to a location where I have copper only. I know I can use the G.SHDSL port in back to back configuration but don't know how to set it up.

CAn anyone help me

Thanks

Mike Williams

[andrew.prince]

Mike,

I think the below config example is what you are looking for:-

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/tech/tk175/tk274/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080135834.shtml

HTH>

[michael.m.williams]

Andrew,

based on this the setting for the port are set to auto config. The connection is RJ-11 on the back of the 878, would you know how to make 2 878 talk over the G.SHDSL port. It comes with a purple RJ-11 ccable, but van't find the pinouts anywhere. This is new tech for me.

mike

[andrew.prince · Accepted solution]

The cable specs are here:-

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/modules/ps5949/ps7175/prod_qas0900aecd80591ff1.html

70% down the page, then just cross pins 3 & 4 at one end.

HTH>

[michael.m.williams]

Andrew,

I now have the two 878 connected and I get a CD LED, and I see both atm0 and dsl are up. here is the problem.

When I am consoled in I can telnet or ping both routers. Router one is connected via FE0 to network, I can ping and telnet to both ATM and VLAN interfaces on router 1, but I can not see ATM0 or VLAn interface on router 2. I have enabled EIGRP and inputted static routes but still can not talk or pass data.

Any ideas?

Mike

[andrew.prince]

Mike,

Lots of ideas all based on assumptions! Can you post your configs for review?

[michael.m.williams]

Here are the configs.

ITSCR3SRK2 is connected to my network on fa 1

and connected to STDTBRT01 via the ATMO (G.SHDSL) port. Like I said when I am consoled in to ITSCR3RT01 I can ping 100.100.100.2 on the STDTBRT01. I also tried to do a show ip eigrp neighbor on STDTBRT01 but it didn't see the other router.

Thanks

mike

[andrew.prince]

Michael,

Can you post the output on both routers:-

show ip eigrp nei

show ip eigrp interface

show ip eigrp topology

[michael.m.williams]

here are both.

Thanks

Mike

[andrew.prince]

Looks like the routers do not like passing the EIGRP multicast frames over the SDSL. I think you have 2 options:-

1) Create GRE tunnels, and encapsulate EIGRP into the tunnel over the SDSL.

2)Only use the ATM interfaces for the layer2 connectivity - and use the dialer interface for all IP communications encapsulating into PPP.

HTH>

[michael.m.williams]

I got a step closer and can now talk to the ATM interface on the remote router.

I turned on debug ATM error and notice I was getting an "Encapsulation error1, link=7, host xxxxx"

So I found that I needed to add the broadcast command under interface ATM0

PVC 8/35

protocol ip 100.100.100.1 broadcast. This now is allowing me to ping the interface on remote router and router are exchanging hello packets and seeing eachother, now I am trying to pass Vlans and set up the management vlan in vlan 50, set up VTP domians on both routers but I can not talk to the management IP on the remote router. I have configured a vlan trunk on port fa 3 of the local router. I can not talk to the management side of the remote router.

mike

[andrew.prince]

Mike,

You are tyring to pass layer 2 information over a layer 3 link, that is not IEEE 802.3 - this you cannot do.

If you want to "route" between the VLAN's at the two seperate ends - you need a layer 3 interface for inter-vlan routing.

See the below links:-

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk815/technologies_configuration_example09186a008015f17a.shtml

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk815/technologies_configuration_example09186a00800949fd.shtml

HTH>