10-12-2006 06:51 PM - edited 03-03-2019 02:20 PM
Hi all,
I have two locations connected via bonded T1s (Multilink PPP). I am trying to bridge the whole connection together and pass 802.1Q tags from the devices at each end.
The straight forward bridging works just fine, but when I attempt to use 802.1Q the VLAN IDs disappear somewhere along the eway.
Any suggestions on what to do? Is there anyway to packet dump from inside the Cisco's so I can see the vlan tag?
Thanks.
10-13-2006 12:38 AM
AFAIK, it is not able to carry 802.1q in WAN connection, even bridging. You may require to create sub-intefaces in WAN then map to the correspong VLANs. VLAN trunking can be enabled at LAN only. The problem is : can you bridge a trunk ? I believe not.
Hope this helps.
10-13-2006 08:42 AM
I'm not really sure this is what you are looking for, but try this link:
IEEE 802.1Q-in-Q VLAN Tag Termination
"Encapsulating IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags within 802.1Q enables service providers to use a single VLAN to support customers who have multiple VLANs. The IEEE 802.1Q-in-Q VLAN Tag Termination feature on the subinterface level preserves VLAN IDs and keeps traffic in different customer VLANs segregated. "
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t_7/gt_qinq.htm
it might help,
Vlad
10-13-2006 09:11 AM
QinQ is a system that allows you to transport Dot1Q trunks over other Dot1Q trunks, but still doesn't support PPP.
The feature you're looking for is a PPP feature, called BCP. It allows you to configure your PPP links to carry the Dot1Q tags, essentially solving your problem.
Here is a link:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5207/products_feature_guide09186a00801a6d95.html
10-13-2006 10:10 AM
Hey, thanks for this posts...really cool information.
Vlad
10-14-2006 07:15 AM
Thanks a lot for the info. I learned new knowledge here. :)
10-13-2006 01:17 PM
yups ,
Q-in-Q tunnel would definitely help out as ealier stated.
10-14-2006 09:45 AM
Thanks to all for the responses. BCP looks like what I need so I will get up to speed on that.
Thanks,
Rob
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