Re: Layer2 over Layer3

[Justin Wilson <lists () mtin net>]

Mikrotik supports a proprietary format called an EOIP (ethernet over IP)
tunnel.

Justin

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-----Original Message-----
From: mohamed Osama Saad Abo sree <mohamed.abosree () gmail com>
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 6:33 PM
To: Philip Lavine <source_route () yahoo com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog () nanog org>
Subject: Re: Layer2 over Layer3

> hello philip,
> for ethernet over mpls you can use gre tunnel and run mpls over that
> tunnel or you can go directly for l2tpv3 which give you the ability to
> run l2vpn over l3 ip routing with no need for mpls.
>
> BR,
> Mohamed Abosree
>
> On 9/13/12, Philip Lavine <source_route () yahoo com> wrote:
> > To all,
> >
> > I am trying to extend a layer2 connection over Layer 3 so I can have
> > redundant Layer connectivity between my HQ and colo site. The reason I
> > need
> > this is so I can give the "appeareance" that there is one gateway and
> > that
> > both data centers can share the same Layer3 subnet (which I am
> > announcing
> > via BGP to 2 different vendors).
> >
> > I have 2 ASR's. Will EoMPLS work or is there another option?
> >
> > Philip
>
>
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