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> > I have a Frame connection between two sites, A and B. If the router > > crashes at B, wouldn't A still see the DLCI for > > B? Is there any scenario where this wouldn't be the case? If > > B gets blown off the map, shouldnt A's frame interface be > > in at least an up/down scenario? > > In theory, when the remote LMI goes down, or any part of the PVC internal to the > carrier goes down, the local LMI should go INACTIVE. In practice, this is > unreliable at best; for some carriers, you will always get ACTIVE status no > matter what. For a real frame relay (not the frame relay on customer end that terminates into the ATM circuit on your end) if you want the interface to go up/down or down/down when there is a problem on a line, you must configure frame relay using sub-interfaces. Works like a charm. Alex
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