AI2524 Router Card User’s Manual
Page 11-18 August 1997
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Figure11-1: Router Serial Interface Configured as a Half-Bridge
Note: The Cisco IOS software supports no more than one PPP
half-bridge per Ethernet subnetwork.
Beginning in global configuration mode, configur e a serial interface to
function as a half-bridge:
1. Specify the interface and enter interfac e configu r ation mode.
interface serial
number
2. Enable PPP half-bridging for one or more routed protocols:
ppp bridge ip
ppp bridge ipx [novell-ether | arpa | sap |
snap]
3. Provide a protocol address on the same subnetwork as the remote
network.
ip address

n.n.n.n

ipx network

network

Note: You must enter the ppp bridge command either when
the interface is shut down or before you provide a protocol
address for the interface.