3Com 6000 manual Auto Detect

22Chapter 1: Introducing the Router 6000 Family

Auto-config is well suited to the low-end and mid-range routers on the edge of enterprise networks. To build up a network for configuring your router automatically and remotely, connect the router to the router at the network center depending on the specific interface that you use:

■ For an E1, T1, E3, and T3 interface, use the fiber-optic line of PDH/SDH network.

■ For a serial (in synchronous mode), asynchronous, E1-F, or E1-F interface, use the synchronous/asynchronous leased line of digital data network (DDN).

■ For a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface, use the 10/100 Mbps Ethernet.

■ For an analog modem (AM) interface, use the analog telephone line of PSTN network.

	Figure 11 Network design for auto-config configuration
	Router to be
	configured
	Router to be
	configured	Router to be
	Central router and
	console terminal	configured
	Router to be
	configured
Auto Detect	Auto detect is a function for checking the connectivity of a network
	regularly by sending ICMP Request/Reply packets. It works by checking a
	group of destination IP addresses to see whether the hosts are reachable
	or unreachable. Based on the result, the router can discover problems and
	take appropriate actions.

The result of auto detect can be used by other features to control whether the configurations for the features can take effect.