why I can't get this simple isdn job done?

the_return_of_the_Ring

I'm really pissed off. I consider this is not NetSim's problem. But what did I do wrong?
After I configured all the routers and switches. the bri0 interface is still "down". Can someone tell me?

router1:
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
interface Bri0
ip address 192.168.40.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
dialer string 7782002
dialer-group 3
isdn switch-type basic-ni
isdn spid1 32177820010100
encapsulation ppp
!
!
router rip
network 192.168.10.0
network 192.168.40.0
!
ip classless
no ip http server
!
ip route 192.168.30.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.40.2
!
!
dialer-list 3 protocol ip permit
!
isdn switch-type basic-ni

rotuer2:
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
interface Bri0
ip address 192.168.40.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
dialer string 7782001
dialer-group 2
isdn switch-type basic-ni
isdn spid1 32177820010100
encapsulation ppp
!
!
router rip
network 192.168.30.0
network 192.168.40.0
!
ip classless
no ip http server
!
ip route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.40.1
!
!
dialer-list 2 protocol ip permit
!
isdn switch-type basic-ni
line con 0
login

router3:
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface Bri0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
!
router rip
network 192.168.10.0
network 192.168.20.0
!
ip classless
no ip http server
!

switch1:
hostname switch1
!
!
!
!
ip address 192.168.20.5 255.255.255.0
ip default-gateway 192.168.20.1
!

switch2:
!
hostname switch2
!
!
!
!
ip address 192.168.30.5 255.255.255.0
ip default-gateway 192.168.30.1
!

EdTheLad

I take it your using netsim for this?Anyway netsim or not you need a PSTN between the bri ports to terminate the ISDN.This can be setup in a home lab using an ISDN simulator between the two bri ports.You will not be able to do this with a netsim or any other router sim i know of.

mikej412

madonion wrote:

I'm really pissed off. I consider this is not NetSim's problem. But what did I do wrong?

Okay -- breathe in...... hold it..... breathe out.

It probably is a NetSim problem.....

Load the NetSim ISDN lab -- and load the solution configurations. That worked for me in NetSim. And that was the only ISDN I ever got to work in NetSim.

Design your own lab -- and paste in working configs from real routers -- and it doesn't work. Design you own lab configured like that lab that ships in NetSim -- and it doesn't work.

I setup ISDN configurations from the Cisco Press Books, the Cisco Network Academy Courseware and Lab Books..... and it never worked for me in NetSim.

I wasted a lot of time with NetSim and ISDN.... so -- GO BACK!! SAVE YOURSELF!!! It's too late for me!!!!!!!!!

But if you don't give up and eventually get it to work (and it isn't a typo) -- make sure you post your "trick" or "spell" or whatever you did to get it to work..... I don't lose sleep over it anymore... but it still annoys me

lwwarner

Mike may be right and this may never work in netsim, but just for kicks, what does sh isdn status show on r1 & r2. After just a quick glance at your configs, your spids look wrong to me (same on both sides).

the_return_of_the_Ring

lwwarner wrote:

Mike may be right and this may never work in netsim, but just for kicks, what does sh isdn status show on r1 & r2. After just a quick glance at your configs, your spids look wrong to me (same on both sides).

the # of "spid1" was given by NetSim when I setup the topology, so are the phone numbers and the switch type. I figure they should have a mechanism to make it work since I can make a connection under their rule.
I feel good about NetSim in EIGRP, RIP, IGRP, etc...a little hassle in ospf and this. I'm gonna see what happen in frame relay.
Maybe some of you who has been using NetSim a long time can tell me some experience.
thanx for any help!