Re: Loosing static routes
alexm@agetech.net
Sat, 21 Sep 1996 10:11:59 -0400
Charles Scott wrote:
>
> James:
> Yep, we've seen the PortMasters loose static routes, but like you,
> have reconfigured it a bit so that doesn't cause a serious problem (where
> we can).
>
> Chuck
>
> On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, James McKenzie wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I have a problem that has been spuratic over the last year, and has
> > esculated to a major problem now.
> >
> > On all my livingston routers, both irx's and pm2e's I have had the
> > occasional static route simply vanish, this would happen say once
> > every 2-3 months, not always the same route, not always the same
> > router, but rather consistant.
> >
> > Now, I have pm2e's with 5bri mod cards, and for these routers and
> > the isdn users the problem is very bad.
> >
> > For any isdn user who has a static route, his route will be deleted
> > 2 to 3 times a week. I have noticed that this is more common with
> > my isdn users who are using pipeline50's to dial in. Other isdn
> > customers with static routes have not had has bad a problem.
> >
> > For the dialup isdn people, they will be online and simply notice
> > there session hanges (this is an active session). And then we
> > have to reprogram the router.
> >
> > A work around I have put into place is to manage them in radius,
> > including there routes, the problem goes away then.
> >
> > But this won't do any good for static routes on routers that are
> > not linked to radius users.
> >
> > Anyone else have this problem?
> >
> > Any suggestions from livingston on this one? Having a routers that
> > simply choose to remove routes that have been inplace for months is
> > getting very old.
> >
> >
> > Jim McKenzie
> > mcs@isp.net
> >
> >
> >
Same here.