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From: powell@wraith.netops.contel.com (Mike Powell "CFS Net Ops")
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco
Subject: all of the ethernets interfaces with the same address!?
Message-ID: <910329223628@wraith.netops.contel.com>
Date: 30 Mar 91 17:17:46 GMT
Organization: Contel Federal Systems (Telecom)
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we have and AGS+ with 24 ethernet interfaces being used as a "backbone
in a box". I tried to use more than one ethernet interface on one
physical ethernet and it failed miserably. I knew before hand this
would not work, I've read the arp table more times than I cared to, but
at the time I was damned and determined to get something working.

My question is: Other than simplicity why was this done?
were you going to run out of your assigned block to fast by shipping 
fully loaded AGS+s?
I can understand why this is done if you are routing Decnet.
Is there any way around this?

Thanks,
	Mike
--
Mike Powell PPASEL
"It's hard to find router bits for your cisco." MRP 03/29/91
Disclaimer: I speak for myself. No direct relation to the DUAT folks.
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