878s connecting on MPLS network

[ouzojd]

Hi, let me prefix this by saying I'm really out of my depth here.

I have 2 878s - one at head office and 1 is for a new site.

Both have NAT disabled and are connected by 2MB SHDSL to our providers MPLS cloud.

I'm waiting for the line to be provisioned at the remote site but I've configured the router at the remote site to give out IPs with DHCP between 192.168.0.20 and 192.168.0.200. This is my concern - should the IPs be private or will that cause problems?

Head office is on a different range. I want to be able to remote into PCs at the other site and have them print from a terminal server at my site to a printer at their site?

I've also put a static route on the termserver for all 192.168.0.0/24 traffic to go back out through the 878 router so it doesnt go to our internet facing router.

Thanks, sorry if it confusing - I'm a little confused too.

 

[Minue]

Hello
Will you be handling all config on CE?Are you using BGP to speak to the PE?If so!It all depends on how the ISP will be handling your networks.If they are not filtering.You can just redistribute connect into BGP.The VRF on the ISP side will handle the problem of duplicate private subnets.
Regards

 

[ouzojd]

The ISP provided the config for the router for the MPLS side on both routers, I'm just doing the LAN stuff for each site. Sorry like I said out of my depth do I'm a bit lost on what BGP and PE means, I'm guessing the p in bgp is protocol.. I think it should be OK. I know what VRF means - woohoo.

So from your answer depending on what the ISP has done it is OK to use private Ips at the remote site then?

Thanks.

 

[Minue]

Hello
Sorry about that!BGP = Border gateway protocol and PE is Provider equipment.This the router that speaks to your "CE = Customer equipment" router.
Well MPLS is all about private address,getting the customer LAN's to speak to each other.
Just go ahead with your configuration and if it doesn't drop a post here and we will try to get it working.

Regards

 

[ouzojd]

No worries, I'll let you know. Just me getting paranoid because they want to move in to the new site in a few days and until this line gets installed I cant test to see if its working.

Thanks.