The HP supported way is to use Routable AFCP but then you need a OpenView
DTC manager PC's. One att each side.

Hans

"Steve Belkacem" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> Sorry I meant Routing.
>
> Apologies
> --- Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Steve
> Belkacem wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > In the dim and distant past, I remember that there
> > was
> > > a way to bridge over DTC traffic over a WAN with a
> > > serail connection. I believe that it involved a
> > couple
> > > of DTC's and did not involve Openview.
> >
> > If you "really bridge" it and own all the
> > infrastructure between your
> > central site and the remote DTCs, yes.  You can
> > simply bridge
> > unilaterally (not terribly efficient), bridge 802.3
> > encapsulated packets
> > (better), or set a protocol type filter to only
> > bridge AFCP and ADCP
> > protocol types.  You'll have to pull out your magic
> > decoder ring for
> > those values, I don't think they are listed by the
> > IANA references.
> >
> > If you don't own the whole infrastructure, you *may*
> > be able to tunnel
> > it over IP, with the above caveats on what packets
> > you bridge through
> > the tunnel (I'm speaking cisco routers here, your
> > mileage may vary with
> > another vendor).
> >
> > So yes, it is possible in certain situations, but
> > not terribly efficient
> > if you have mixed protocols on your network
> > (especially
> > 802.3-encapsulated Novell IPX).
> >
> > Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
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