Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

1472.0. "1460, subnet problem on Hub module" by HGOVC::SIUKEUNGLEE () Fri Sep 23 1994 12:08

Hello,

The problem is not like 1460.1.
    
If the customer they want to subnet their IP network/Address using the  
subnet-mask like this 255.200.0.0. The DECrepeater 900TM don't handle 
sub subnet field(200). When you using the Netview to auto-config the 
network topolgy. It will discover the DECrepeater 900TM with incorrect 
subnet-mask (255.0.0.0). So the network topolgy will display incorrectly 
due to the DECrepeater 900TM.

Here are the real case we need to config subnet-mask in DECrepeater 900TM.

                               ---
                              | D |           OSF/1 Station
         -------              | R |            ------
 NMS     |     |--------------| 9 |           |      |
 Station |     |              | 0 |-----------|      |
         -------              | 0 |           |      |
            |                 | T |            ------
 (IPadd: 10.196.0.65)         | M |              |
 (Sudnet-Mask 255.255.0.0)     ---       ( IP add: 10.196.0.33 )
                                |        ( Sunnet Mask:255.255.0.0 )
                                |
                       ( IP add: 10.196.0.183 )
                       ( Subnet Mask: Nil )


When you start Netview on NMS station, It will found that the Netview will 
auto-discover two different IP network address 10.196.0.0 and 10.0.0.0
(Because 10.196.0.XXX default is Class A address using subnet 255.0.0.0.
The DEcrepeater will base on it IP address to assign it subnet mask.)
The problem is our customer have a more complex network config and they 
want to use Netview to monitor the Network. 

It realy need to assign correct subnet-mask on DECrepeater 900TM. May be I wong? 
Any work around or sugestion/update status are welcome ?


** The IP address or subnet mask can not change in customer site **


Thank !


David Lee
HKMCS

    The 900 modules use the default subnet masks for their address class.
    There's really no way to work around this but we do plan on adding
    subnet mask support for the next release (you'll enter the subnet
    mask in the "set ip address" menus of the console/setup port.)
    
    -Eileen
    

    .1
    
    Thank you for your respone. When wil the next release coming ?
    
    
    Thank!
    
    David