Hi Caroline,   Just wondering if there was any update on these Visio diagrams for the back of the MX67/MX68 routers? ... View more

Don't forget that DNS requires UDP and TCP on port 53.  UDP is used for small queries and TCP is used for large replies. ... View more

Correct, @getnyce32 - Put the MX in place, add routes to it so it knows how to get to the MPLS Gateway and remote subnets, then point your desktop to the MX as your default gateway.  Hopefully you also have a 2nd Internet Line for the MX  all local traffic to the internet and / or VPN failvoer if the MPLS goes down.   The routes you put in have options to check up/down status of another device, and if the remote device is down fail over to the VPN.   The documents that @PhilipDAth linked have details on that setup.   I used this for quite a while, and it worked great once I got it setup.       ... View more

thanks guys. I tried cutting this over last night and I just wasn't thinking clearly. I will give this a shot in my next change window. ... View more

Go to the Partner locator here: https://locatr.cloudapps.cisco.com/WWChannels/LOCATR/openBasicSearch.do and search for "Express Networking Specialization" in your area. ... View more

You mentioned that the DG could not ping the MX but when its connected to the MX can the MX ping the DG (may not have the option if it isn't checking in to the internet)? ... View more

I'm having the same problem.  I have an MX84 I just took out of the box.  Accessed the device through the management interface and assigned a static IP address to Internet 1.  I'm green on the lights and up in the switch.  From it's Default Gateway I can't ping the IP address of the MX84.  I can however see it in the arp table.  ... View more

That would be correct.   Listening to the complexity that you describe, I think you should get a Cisco partner involved. ... View more