Configuring Transparent Bridging

Transparent and SRT Bridging Configuration Examples

Configuration for the New York City Router

interface tokenring 0

ip address 150.136.1.1 255.255.255.128 bridge-group 1

!

interface ethernet 0

ip address 150.136.2.1 255.255.255.128 bridge-group 1

!

interface serial 0

ip address 150.136.3.1 255.255.255.128 bridge-group 1

!

bridge 1 protocol ieee

Configuration for the Thule, Greenland Router

interface tokenring 0

ip address 150.136.10.1 255.255.255.128 bridge-group 1

!

interface serial 0

ip address 150.136.11.1 255.255.255.128 bridge-group 1

!

bridge 1 protocol ieee

Multicast or Broadcast Packets Bridging Example

When filtering specific MAC destination addresses, allow for multicast or broadcast packets that are required by the bridged network protocols.

Assume you are bridging IP in your network as illustrated in Figure 18.

Figure 18 Network Demonstrating Output Address List Filtering

 

Host A

Router B

Host B

 

 

 

 

Router A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN A

LAN B

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The MAC address of Host A is 0800.0907.0207, and the MAC address of Host B is 0260.8c34.0864. The following configuration would work as expected, because input addresses work on the source address on the incoming interface:

access-list 700 permit 0260.8c34.0864 0000.0000.0000 access-list 700 deny 0000.0000.0000 FFFF.FFFF.FFFF interface ethernet 0

bridge-group 1 input-address-list 700

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Cisco Systems BC-23 Multicast or Broadcast Packets Bridging Example, Configuration for the New York City Router, BC-73

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