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Hi all,

I posted the below to the appletalk groups, but realized it could be a question
for cisco gurus instead:


We also have a non-trivial appletalk net using Cisco routers.  The setup is as
follows:

   Several Phase II only FastPaths with one phase II zone  (default)
   One Phase I/II transition bridge FastPath
   Several Phase I only FastPaths.
   Phase II default zone name is:  "CompServ Ether 2"
   Phase II net range is:           9000-9000
   DECnet level 1 routing:          enabled on all relevant FastPaths.

Practically all FastPaths are either genuine "5"s or upgraded "4"s.  There
remain but a few non-upgraded "4"s on our net.

Cisco routers are routing phase I and bridging phase II.  The reason is that
not all our Ciscos have been upgraded to route phase II.  Their data are:

  GS S/W on relevant routers:   8.0 (13)   and   8.2 (3)
  System Bootstrap:             4.1 (4)    and   4.3 (2)
  Microcode level:              1.4,  1.5,  1.7,  1.8


Now for the problem:

Although our FastPath is the transition bridge, we cannot see any remote Phase
II services and the remote phase II FastPaths cannot see our Phase II service.
In fact, no phase II net can see another phase II net's services.

The phase I nets are unaffected.  That is, all phase I services are visible
to all phase I nets.

The one phase II service that our transition bridge does see is on our own 
subnet and is translated properly for the phase I community.

All phase II services are either DEC Pathworks version 1.0a or CAP.

What are we doing wrong?


The following things should be noted:

1)     All phase II services are on nets with either a genuine "5" or upgraded
"4".  The ROMS are level 5.1, using KSTAR 9.1.

2)     One phase II FastPath is on the other end of a 56Kb link.  Most of our
mac net is on a fiber hub.


Any help is appreciated.  Please respond by e-mail.


-- 
Tim Lapin
Computing Services     Concordia University     Mtl, Que, Canada    H3G 1R8
timl@maxwell.concordia.ca    Tel:  (514) 848-7639      FAX:  (514) 848-7622