Implementing MLPPP remotely 1

[hinesjrh]

I have a number of remote sites that currently have a single T1 connected to a Cisco 2600 series router. My encapsulation is HDLC. I am adding a second sinlge WIC-T1 card and a second T1 circuit via the same provider. I want to bond these two T1 circuits together using MLPPP. I don't have modem or direct console access to these remote routers, and I don't have technical staff at the remote sites. Can I perform the implementation of my new config with MLPPP remotely via a telnet session, or am I going to lock myself out of the router?

 

[ADB100]

I had this dilema recently and there is no way you can manually enter commands to the router to change the config 'online' unless you have a back-door into the router. What I did was copy the config off the router to a TFTP server (copy run tftp), then edit it with the MLPPP config and then copy it back to the router (copy tftp startup) and reload the router.
I did test the config on a spare pair of routers however just to make sure the configurations were valid. The other option would be to do a timed reload for about 10-minutes (reload in 10) and then copy the new config from the TFTP server to the running configuration (copy tftp run). If it doesn't work the router will reload with the previous config intact. If it does work then remember to cancel the reload....

HTH

Andy

 

[KiscoKid]

You're likely to lock yourself out as your local end will need to change from encapsulation HDLC to PPP. As soon as you do that, you will lose Layer 2 connectivity to the remote device.

 

[ADB100]

You're likely to lock yourself out as your local end will need to change from encapsulation HDLC to PPP. As soon as you do that, you will lose Layer 2 connectivity to the remote device.

.........Obviously once you have reconfigured the remote router and lost connectivity to it you will need to reconfigure the local one.......

Andy