Re: Problem with router discovery

[Rob Rinear <robr@DIRIGO.COM>]

Delete both of them and Netview will rediscover the router properly.  When Netview detects the new IP address, it does not change the existing object to reflect the new interface but rather creates a new object for it.  The router will, of course, answer the MIB query with the correct interfaces, but Netview already had its objects established. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView [mailto:NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU]On Behalf Of Sean Davidson
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 12:43 PM
To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
Subject: Problem with router discovery

Problem w/ discovery in NetView v5.1 on AIX 4.2.1

Having problem with how NetView is discovering a new Cisco router that is serially connected to an existing Cisco router. The existing router is already in the

database, but NetView is creating a new object for him showing the ip address on his side of the serial connection. So now I have to objects that are the same router, both

in the application plane and being managed.

If I do an Edit, Modify/Describe, Object and go to IP MAP on existing router, the interface used on this serial connect (Serial3) doesn't show up in his interfaces list. I do the same thing on the newly discovered router (which is physically the same device), only Serail 3 shows up in the interfaces list.

If I query the generic MIB2 ifDesc varaible (.iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifDescr), I get the same output for both objects, all interfaces show up.

The only customization (aside from map customization) I've done to IP Map is to change the "How should serial links be shown?" to dashed.

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Thanks,
Sean Davidson

Sr. Network Systems Engineer
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
P.O. Box 32015
Lakeland, Fl. 33802-2015
Email - sean.davidson@publix.com
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