+1 on the l2tpv3 but watch out for your mtu's Carlos Alcantar Race Communications / Race Team Member 1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010 Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / carlos(@)race.com / http://www.race.com -----Original Message----- From: Philip Lavine <source_route@yahoo.com> Reply-To: Philip Lavine <source_route@yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:23 PM To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: Layer2 over Layer3 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