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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

3672.0. "DELETE BRIDGE BY PASSWORD fails with 'Invalid Password'" by CADSYS::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Wed Sep 02 1992 13:54

DECmcc V1.2 SSB

I'm having a problem using a password on a bridge command:

MCC> set bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 password = XXXXXX, BY PASSWORD ------


Bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1
AT  2-SEP-1992 09:52:41 Characteristics

Modification completed successfully.
                               Password = "XXXXXX"
MCC> delete bridge  .MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 forw data multi entr AB-00-00-01-00-00, BY
PASSWORD XXXXXX

Bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 Forwarding Database Multicast Entry AB-00-00-0
1-00-00
AT  2-SEP-1992 09:52:49

Invalid Password.
MCC>delete bridge  .MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 forw data multi entr AB-00-00-01-00-00, BY
PASSWORD = XXXXXX

Bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 Forwarding Database Multicast Entry AB-00-00-0
1-00-00
AT  2-SEP-1992 09:54:23

Invalid Password.
MCC> delete bridge  .MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 forw data multi entr AB-00-00-01-00-00, BY
PASSWORD = "XXXXXX"

Bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 Forwarding Database Multicast Entry AB-00-00-0
1-00-00
AT  2-SEP-1992 09:54:29

Invalid Password.
MCC>

What's the incantation for this feature?  I've RTFM'd, and the instructions
therein aren't working (4.11 of 'Bridge Access Module Use').

Thanks!
tl
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3672.1SLINK::CHILDSThe FringeWed Sep 02 1992 18:188
    Can you provide this info?

MCC> show bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 hardware type
MCC> show bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 software version

    Thanks.

    /* Ed */
3672.2as requested . . .CADSYS::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Wed Sep 02 1992 20:2016
MCC> show bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 hardware type

Bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1
AT  2-SEP-1992 16:19:59 Characteristics

                          Hardware Type = DEBAM LAN Bridge 200

MCC> show bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1 software version

Bridge HLOMCC_NS:.MCC.BRIDGE.L2A1
AT  2-SEP-1992 16:21:26 Characteristics

                       Software Version = "V1.9"

Thanks!
tl
3672.3SLINK::CHILDSMultiprotocol Autotopology NirvanaThu Sep 03 1992 14:2520
    Yup, we were able to reproduce it.  Entered as QAR 3410 in
    MCC_INTERNAL.

    Unfortunately, there is no way to clear the password on the LAN Bridge
    200 without resetting the bridge to factory defaults.  If you reset to
    factory defaults you lose the forwarding database entries that you
    created.

    You could save all your created entries by using

    MCC> show bridge <name> forw data static ent * all attributes, to file
    staticentries.lis
    MCC> show bridge <name> forw data multicast ent * all attributes, to file
    multicastentries.lis

    and then edit those files to create the entries again.

    Sorry about that, and thanks for finding this bug.

    /* Ed */
3672.4questions, questions . . .CADSYS::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Thu Sep 03 1992 15:4216
Ed

Thanks very much for looking into this, and finding that it wasn't operator
error :).

1) I appreciate the work around, but what is the problem?  Am I correct in 
assuming that DECmcc does not currently support any operations to bridges which
have set a password?

2) When do you expect a fix to be available?

3) If I remove passwords from all of my bridges (not a pretty thought), will
the DELETE BRIDGE forw data multi entr commands work?

Thanks!
tl
3672.5SLINK::CHILDSMultiprotocol Autotopology NirvanaThu Sep 03 1992 15:5423
| I appreciate the work around, but what is the problem?

    The MCC Bridge AM is putting the bridge password in the wrong place in
    the RBMS request packet for Delete Forwarding Entry.

| Am I correct in
| assuming that DECmcc does not currently support any operations to bridges which
| have set a password?

    No, passwords should work OK for all the other operations.  If not,
    please post another note.

| When do you expect a fix to be available?

    Not sure.  "Will be fixed in next release," whenever that turns out to
    be.  Probably towards the end of the calendar year.

| If I remove passwords from all of my bridges (not a pretty thought), will
| the DELETE BRIDGE forw data multi entr commands work?

    Yes.  But do you really have forwarding database entries created on all
    your bridges?  Delete Forwarding Database Multicast Entry should be a
    command that is used very infrequently.
3672.6CADSYS::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Thu Sep 03 1992 17:5438
3672.7Fixed in What version?COMICS::WARDJThu May 06 1993 13:428
    Can anyone tell me what version of the Bridge AM this problem was fixed
    in.
    
    I seem to be seeing the same problem in bridge am v1.2.1.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Jon
3672.8upgrade to ELM V1.3QUIVER::HAROKOPUSThu May 06 1993 15:193
    It's fixed in V1.3 of the bridge AM.
    
    -Bob