> A P50 configured to be on a remote network (R) was accidentally connected > to the local ethernet (E). Since the P50 thought it was on network R, it > happily responded to all arp requests it saw for hosts on network E. This > effectively turned it into a black hole on the net sucking up all packets. > Since the P50 wasn't doing anything else it was *very* fast at answering > arp requests. Yah. Been there, done that. We also found out the hard way - twice - that if you changed the Pipe's configuration and saved it, it set its default route to point to the remote end and then cheerfully broadcast it with RIP. We finally learned to only change the profiles... Dale -------------------------------------------------------------- Dale Botkin, President | Voice: (402) 593-9800 Probe Technology Inc. | FAX: (402) 593-8748 Omaha, NE | Email: dbotkin@probe.net ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg10467.html">Re: (ASCEND) DHCP Spoofing/P75 Address Robbing</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Richard Johnsson <johnsson@interval.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10478.html">(ASCEND) Bad press from the NANOG list</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10471.html">Re: (ASCEND) multiple logins</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10467.html">Re: (ASCEND) DHCP Spoofing/P75 Address Robbing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10484.html">Re: (ASCEND) DHCP Spoofing/P75 Address Robbing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#10474"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd229.html#10474"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>