Quick Start - HP ProCurve 7000dl Series Basic Management And Configuration Manual

Bridging—Transmitting Non-IP Traffic or Merging Two Networks

Quick Start

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Quick Start
This section provides the commands you must enter to quickly configure the
router to bridge traffic. Only a minimal explanation is provided.
If you need additional information about any of these options, see "Contents"
on page 10-1 to locate the section that contains the explanation you need.
1. If you are using the bridge to extend a subnet to a remote site, move to
the global configuration mode context and disable routing.
ProCurve(config)# no ip routing
2. Create a bridge group.
Syntax: bridge <group number> protocol ieee
3. Assign the Ethernet interface(s) to the bridge group from its interface
configuration mode context.
Syntax: bridge-group <group number>
4. Assign the WAN interface(s) to the bridge group. You can assign PPP and
HDLC interfaces and Frame Relay and ATM subinterfaces to a bridge.
Enter the following command from the logical interface configuration
mode context:
Syntax: bridge-group <group number>
For example:
ProCurve(config)# interface frame-relay 1.1
ProCurve(config-fr 1.1)# bridge-group 1
5. If necessary, remove IP addresses from the WAN interfaces. For example:
ProCurve(config-ppp 1)# no ip address 10.1.1.1 /30
The ProCurve Secure Router automatically implements RSTP on bridged
Ethernet interfaces and Frame Relay and ATM subinterfaces. Usually, you will
not need to make any further configurations. However, you can complete any
of the following steps:
1. If so desired, change the spanning tree version from RSTP to STP. (RSTP
is fully compatible with STP.) Move to the global configuration mode
context and enter:
Syntax: spanning-tree mode [rstp | stp]