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Re: (ASCEND) Max 4000 stacking
At 08:45 PM 7/6/98 +0800, joeylow wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to set up Max 4000 stacking option so as to provide ISDN (MPP)
>services to my subscribers.
>
>From the max 4000 I can only configure MOD CONF -> ETHER -> STACKING OPTION
>->
>
>stacking -> enable
>name -> test
>udp port -> 5151
>
>Are these settings enough ???
Yes, as long as you have the same setting on all MAXen in the specific stack.
>All my Max 4000 are spread across ~ 20 class c segments.
"segments"? As long as they have a common network (ethernets are all on the
same segment, or in the same class-C for example).
>Is the stacking possible ??
How many are you trying to put into a single stack?
>May I know how these Max 4000 from different segments inter-communicated
>with each other ???
>From the FAQs: MAX units in a stack find each other using an Ethernet
multicast
packet. Since multicast packets are unlikely to cross a router, and high
traffic
demands created by a MP and MP+ calls, all members of a stack must reside
on the
same physical LAN.
>In fact I've tried, it works !!!
>
>The user using D-link (I hope I got the name right) is able to dial in and
>get two channel up. But despite the fact that he can ping but cannot surf
>the internet !!!
Ping what? Where is the user's profile setup?
>However, using the same configuration if one link is brought down the user
>can surf again. Strange !!!
Yes.
>If the D-link dial into a same Max 4000 - as expected it works !!!
>
>BTW, my patches used are not consistence ranging from 5.0Ap13eik.m40 -
>5.0Ap42eik.m40.
That is a potential for problems. As I posted here a few days ago, we
HIGHLY recommend that all MAXen in a stack should be running the same
software level.
Kevin Smith Ascend Communications...
Customer Satisfaction ...where Network Solutions never end.
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