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Configuring IPX Services Router Software Version 10.0Site Manager Software Version 4.0Part No. 112918 Rev. AJanuary 1996

x Appendix A Common Service Types and IdentifiersAppendix B IPX Default Parameter Settings IPX Global Parameter Defaults ...

Configuring IPX Services4-4 Figure 4-2. Edit IPX Global Parameters Window 2. Edit those parameters you want to change, according to the following par

Editing IPX Parameters4-5 IPX Global Parameter Descriptions This section describes all parameters shown on the Edit IPX Global Parameters window (Fig

Configuring IPX Services4-6 Parameter: Multiple Host Address Enable Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: If you enable this parame

Editing IPX Parameters4-7 Parameter: Router Host Number (hex) Default: If you disable the Multiple Host Address Enable parameter and enter a unique

Configuring IPX Services4-8 Parameter: Router Name Default: None Range: Any valid NetWare router or server name Function: Specifies a symbolic name

Editing IPX Parameters4-9 Editing IPX Advanced Global Parameters To edit IPX global parameters, click on Advanced in the Edit IPX Global Parameters w

Configuring IPX Services4-10 You must scroll to see the last fields in this window. Figure 4-4 shows the bottom of the Edit IPX Advanced Global Parame

Editing IPX Parameters4-11 Parameter: Routing Method Default: Tick Options: Hop | Tick Function: Specifies for all slots the method of making IPX

Configuring IPX Services4-12 Parameter: Maximum Paths Default: 1 (path) Range: 1 to 5 (paths) Function: Specifies the maximum number of equal-cost p

Editing IPX Parameters4-13 Parameter: Maximum Hops Default: 16 (hops) Range: 1 to 255 (hops) Function: Specifies the maximum number of hops an IPX p

xi Figures Figure 1-1. Multiple IPX Interfaces per Physical Circuit ...1-6Figure 1-2. IPXCP and IPXWAN Con

Configuring IPX Services4-14 Parameter: Service Count Default: 1 (service) Range: 1 to 5000 (services) Function: Indicates the maximum number of se

Editing IPX Parameters4-15 Parameter: Aging Frequency Default: 10 (seconds) Range: 1 to the maximum positive integer (seconds) Function: Specifies t

Configuring IPX Services4-16 Parameter: Default Route Default: Disable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Globally enables or disables the use o

Editing IPX Parameters4-17 Parameter: Novell Certification Conformance Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Indicates whether you w

Configuring IPX Services4-18 Figure 4-5. IPX Interfaces Window The IPX Interfaces window lists each IPX interface entry in the router configuration a

Editing IPX Parameters4-19 IPX Interface Parameter Descriptions This section describes how to set all parameters shown on the IPX Interfaces window (

Configuring IPX Services4-20 Parameter: Cost Default: 1 (for hop- or tick-based routing) Range: 1 to the maximum positive integer (if tick-based r

Editing IPX Parameters4-21 Parameter: Host Number Default: None Range: Any valid IPX host ID number Function: If you enable Multiple Host Address Ena

Configuring IPX Services4-22 Parameter: Configured Encaps Default: Circuit medium dependent Options: Circuit medium dependent (see Instructions)Possibl

Editing IPX Parameters4-23 Parameter: NetBIOS Accept Default: Disable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Enables or disables acceptance of all NetBIO

xiiFigure 4-4. Edit IPX Advanced Global Parameters Window (Bottom) ...4-10Figure 4-5. IPX Interfaces Window ...

Configuring IPX Services4-24 Parameter: Broadcast Address (hex) Default: 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF (not displayed) Options: Default value or a user-specified WAN

Editing IPX Parameters4-25 Parameter: IPX Watchdog Spoofing Default: Disable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Specifies whether a router can respond

Configuring IPX Services4-26Editing IPX Change Circuit ParametersAny IPX interface you add to a physical circuit inherits a default set of IPX paramet

Editing IPX Parameters4-273. Click on any parameter value you want to change; then enter a new value (or click on Values and select one from the popup

Configuring IPX Services4-28 Parameter: Configured Encaps Default: Circuit medium dependent Options: Circuit medium dependent (see Instructions) Possib

Editing IPX Parameters4-29 Parameter: IPXWAN Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Enables or disables IPXWAN for this interface on this

Configuring IPX Services4-30 Parameter: Negotiated Protocol(s) Default: Unnumbered RIP Options: RIP | Unnumbered RIP | NLSP Function: Indicates the pr

Editing IPX Parameters4-313. Click on any parameter value you want to change; then enter a new value (or click on Values and select one from the popup

Configuring IPX Services4-32Figure 4-8. IPX RIP Circuit Window (Bottom)IPX RIP Circuit Parameter DescriptionsThis section describes how to set all par

Editing IPX Parameters4-33 Parameter: Mode Default: Listen/Supply Options: Listen/Supply | Listen | Supply Function: Specifies the mode for this circui

xiii Tables Table 1-1. LAN Circuit and Frame Support for IPX Interfaces ...1-3Table 1-2. WAN Circuit and Frame Suppor

Configuring IPX Services4-34 Parameter: Update Interval (sec) Default: 60 Range: 0 to 2678400 Function: Adjusts the frequency of RIP update packet tr

Editing IPX Parameters4-35 Parameter: Use Multicast Default: Yes Options: Yes | No Function: Specifies whether to use a multicast address, configured wi

Configuring IPX Services4-36 Parameter: Immediate Update Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: When a change in status occurs for this c

Editing IPX Parameters4-37Editing IPX SAP Circuit ParametersIf SAP is enabled on an IPX circuit, you can edit the SAP parameters of that circuit by ac

Configuring IPX Services4-383.Click on any parameter value you want to change; then enter a new value (or click on Values and select one from the popu

Editing IPX Parameters4-39 Parameter: Mode Default: Listen/Supply Options: Listen/Supply | Listen | Supply Function: Specifies the mode for this circui

Configuring IPX Services4-40 Parameter: Update Interval (sec) Default: 60 Range: 0 to 2678400 Function: Adjusts the frequency, in seconds, of SAP up

Editing IPX Parameters4-41 Parameter: Nearest Server Reply Default: Yes Options: Yes | No Function: Specifies whether to respond to SAP get_nearest_ser

Configuring IPX Services4-42 Parameter: Immediate Update Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: When a change in status occurs for this c

Editing IPX Parameters4-43Figure 4-10. IPX NetBIOS Static Routes WindowThe IPX NetBIOS Static Routes window displays each NetBIOS Static Route entry i

Configuring IPX Services4-44Figure 4-11. IPX NetBIOS Static Route Configuration Window3.Enter values for the Target Network and Target Server parameter

Editing IPX Parameters4-45 Parameter: Target Server Default: None Options: The name of a NetBIOS target server, specified as a string of up to 16 alpha

Configuring IPX Services4-46Editing a NetBIOS Static RouteYou can edit the configurable parameters of a NetBIOS static route in the node configuration.T

Editing IPX Parameters4-47 Parameter: Target Network (hex) Default: None Range: Any valid network address in hexadecimal notation Function: Specifies t

Configuring IPX Services4-48Figure 4-12. IPX Static Interface Tables Configuration WindowSelect the interface for which you want to configure the adjace

Editing IPX Parameters4-49The IPX Adjacent Hosts window displays each Adjacent Host entry in the router configuration, as follows: <circuit_ID>,

Configuring IPX Services4-50Adjacent Host Configuration Parameter DescriptionsThis section describes all parameters shown on the IPX Adjacent Host Confi

Editing IPX Parameters4-51Editing an Adjacent HostYou can edit the configurable parameters of an Adjacent Host entry in the node configuration. To edit

Configuring IPX Services4-52 Parameter: WAN Address (hex)/DLCI (decimal) Default: None Options: WAN Address | Data Link Connection Identifier Function:

Editing IPX Parameters4-53Figure 4-15. IPX Static Routes WindowRefer to the following sections to add, edit, and delete static routes.The IPX Static R

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Configuring IPX Services4-54Adding a Static RouteTo add a static route, begin at the IPX Static Routes window (refer to Figure 4-15) and proceed as fo

Editing IPX Parameters4-55IPX Static Route Configuration Parameter DescriptionsThis section describes all parameters shown in the IPX Static Route Confi

Configuring IPX Services4-56Editing a Static RouteYou can edit the configurable parameters of a static route in the node configuration.To edit the config

Editing IPX Parameters4-57 Parameter: Hop Count Default: 0 Range: 0 to the value of the Maximum Hops parameter, minus 1 Function: The IPX router uses

Configuring IPX Services4-58Deleting a Static RouteTo delete an IPX static route:1. Select from the IPX Static Routes window the static route you want

Editing IPX Parameters4-59Figure 4-17. IPX Static Services WindowThe IPX Static Services window displays each Server entry in the router configuration,

Configuring IPX Services4-60Figure 4-18. IPX Static Service Configuration Window2.Edit the parameters, using the parameter descriptions that follow as

Editing IPX Parameters4-61 Parameter: Service Name Default: None Range: Any valid Novell NetWare server name Function: Assigns a symbolic name to the

Configuring IPX Services4-62 Parameter: Network (hex) Default: None Range: Any valid IPX network address in hexadecimal notation. Function: Specifies t

Editing IPX Parameters4-63Editing a Static ServiceYou can customize or edit the configurable parameters of a static service entry for a particular IPX

Configuring IPX Servicesxvi Before You Begin Before using this guide, you must complete the following procedures:• Create and save a configuration file

Configuring IPX Services4-64 Parameter: Enable Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Enables or disables a static service previously add

Editing IPX Parameters4-65 Parameter: Socket (hex) Default: None Range: Any valid socket address. (The number must have a value between 0x0001 and 0xF

Configuring IPX Services4-66Using Route FiltersYou can shield the view of networks from users on different network segments by configuring route filters

Editing IPX Parameters4-67You can add, edit, and delete route filters through the IPX Route Filters window. To access this window, begin at the Configur

Configuring IPX Services4-68Figure 4-20. IPX Route Filters Window (Bottom)The IPX Route Filters window displays each route filter entry in the router c

Editing IPX Parameters4-69Adding a Route FilterTo add a route filter, begin at the IPX Route Filters window (Figure 4-19), and proceed as follows:1. Cl

Configuring IPX Services4-70 Parameter: Target Network Default: None Range: Any valid NetWare address in hexadecimal format Function: Identifies the ne

Editing IPX Parameters4-71 Parameter: Filter Priority Default: None Options: 0 to the maximum positive integer Function: Specifies the priority of this

Configuring IPX Services4-72 Parameter: Enable Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Enables or disables a route filter previously added

Editing IPX Parameters4-73 Parameter: Target Network Mask Default: None Options: 0x00000000 to 0xFFFFFFFF Function: Specifies the mask that you want to

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Configuring IPX Services4-74 Parameter: Mode Default: Outbound Options: Outbound | Inbound | Both Function: Specifies whether you want to apply the filt

Editing IPX Parameters4-75 Parameter: Cost Default: 1 (for hop- or tick-based routing) Options: 1 to maximum positive integer (if tick-based routing i

Configuring IPX Services4-76Using SAP FiltersChapter 1 describes how and why to filter SAP packets. Briefly, a filter is a pattern for matching a service

Editing IPX Parameters4-77Using Wildcards with SAP FiltersWildcards in SAP filters let you configure a single SAP filter to match a set of services. When

Configuring IPX Services4-78Table 4-1. Characters in SAP Pattern Matching Filters Filter Character FunctionC Matches any character, except those liste

Editing IPX Parameters4-79You can also construct longer filters by combining (that is, concatenating) these single-character regular expressions using

Configuring IPX Services4-80The server name filters take precedence over the service network filters. Both service name and service network filters have

Editing IPX Parameters4-81For example, you may want to advertise from an IPX interface only one type of service (Type 4) belonging to a particular ser

Configuring IPX Services4-82You can add, edit, and delete service network filters for each interface through the IPX Service Network Filters window. T

Editing IPX Parameters4-83Figure 4-23. IPX Service Network Filters Window (Bottom)The IPX Service Network window displays each service network filter

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Configuring IPX Services4-84Adding a Service Network FilterTo add a service network filter, begin at the IPX Service Network Filters window (refer to

Editing IPX Parameters4-85 Parameter: Target Network (hex) Default: None Range: Any valid network address in hexadecimal notation. Function: Specifies

Configuring IPX Services4-86 Parameter: Filter Priority Default: None Options: 0 to the maximum positive integer Function: Specifies the priority of th

Editing IPX Parameters4-87IPX Service Network Filter Parameter DescriptionsThis section describes all parameters shown in the IPX Service Network Filt

Configuring IPX Services4-88 Parameter: Target Network Mask (hex) Default: None Range: Any valid IPX network address in hexadecimal notation Function:

Editing IPX Parameters4-89 Parameter: Mode Default: Outbound Options: Outbound | Inbound | Both Function: Specifies whether you want to apply the filter

Configuring IPX Services4-90 Parameter: Action Default: Advertise/Accept Options: Advertise/Accept | Suppress Function: Specifies how to process any SA

Editing IPX Parameters4-91 Parameter: Cost Default: 1 (for hop- or tick-based routing) Range: 1 to maximum positive integer (if tick-based routing is

Configuring IPX Services4-92Editing Service Name Filter ParametersThe service name filters function lets you reduce network traffic by configuring servi

Editing IPX Parameters4-93Figure 4-26. IPX Service Name Filters Window (Bottom)The IPX Service Name Filters window displays each service name filter e

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Configuring IPX Services4-94Figure 4-27. IPX Service Name Filter Configuration Window2.Enter the name of the service (Target Service Name) that the ser

Editing IPX Parameters4-95 Parameter: Target Service Name Default: None Range: Any valid alphanumeric server name or one containing wildcard character

Configuring IPX Services4-96 Parameter: Filter Priority Default: None Range: 0 to the maximum positive integer Function: Specifies the priority of this

Editing IPX Parameters4-97IPX Service Name Filter Parameter DescriptionsThis section describes how to set all parameters shown on the IPX Service Name

Configuring IPX Services4-98 Parameter: Target Service Type (hex) Default: None Range: Any valid Novell server type number in 4-digit hexadecimal form

Editing IPX Parameters4-99 Parameter: Mode Default: Outbound Options: Outbound | Inbound | Both Function: Specifies whether you want to apply the filter

Configuring IPX Services4-100 Parameter: Action Default: Advertise/Accept Options: Advertise/Accept | Suppress Function: Specifies how to process any S

Editing IPX Parameters4-101 Parameter: Cost Default: 1 (for hop- or tick-based routing) Range: 1 to maximum positive integer (if tick-based routing is

Configuring IPX Services4-102Deleting IPX from the RouterTo delete IPX from the router, begin at the Configuration Manager window (refer to Figure 4-1)

A-1Appendix ACommon Service Types and IdentifiersTable A-1. Service Types and Identifiers Service TypeHexadecimal IdentifierWildcard FFFFUnknown 0000User

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Configuring IPX Servicesxx MIB Management Information BaseMOP Maintenance Operations ProtocolMTU Maximum Transmission UnitNBMA Non-Broadcast Multi-Ac

Configuring IPX ServicesA-2Remote Bridge Server 0024Bridge Server 0026 TCP/IP Gateway (Racal-Datacom) 0027Eicon X.25 Point-to-Point GW 0028 Eicon 3270

Common Service Types and IdentifiersA-3TES-NetWare for VMS 007AEmerald Backup/WATCOM Debugger 0092TES-NetWare for VMS 0095NetWare Access Server (NAS)

Configuring IPX ServicesA-4SNA TEST (SAA profile) 0126CSA TRACE 012AUnknown 012ECommunications Executive 0130NFS Domain Server 0133NetWare Naming Servi

Common Service Types and IdentifiersA-5Castelle FAXPress Server 01D8Castelle LANPress Print Server 01DAUnknown 01E4Legato 01F0Legato 01F1SQL Server 02

Configuring IPX ServicesA-6ViruSafe Notify 037FHP Bridge 0386HP Hub 0387NetWare SAA Gateway 0394Lotus Notes (OS/2 version) 039BCentral Point Anti Viru

Common Service Types and IdentifiersA-7SiteLock 0B29SiteLock Applications 0C29SofTrack for NW Version 3.x0C2CLAI SiteLock 2380Meeting Maker 238CSofTra

B-1Appendix BIPX Default Parameter SettingsThis appendix lists the default settings for IPX parameters. Use the Configuration Manager to edit any of th

Configuring IPX ServicesB-2IPX Advanced Global Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes all parameters shown on the Edit IPX Advanced Global Par

IPX Default Parameter SettingsB-3IPX Change Circuit Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes how to set all parameters shown on the IPX Change C

About This Guidexxi UTP unshielded twisted pairWAN wide area networkXNS Xerox Network System

Configuring IPX ServicesB-4IPX RIP Circuit Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes how to set all parameters shown on the IPX RIP Circuit windo

IPX Default Parameter SettingsB-5IPX NetBIOS Static Route Configuration Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes all parameters shown on the IPX

Configuring IPX ServicesB-6Adjacent Host Configuration Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes all parameters shown on the Adjacent Host Configur

IPX Default Parameter SettingsB-7IPX Static Route Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes how to set all parameters shown on the IPX Static Rou

Configuring IPX ServicesB-8IPX Static Services Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes how to set all parameters shown on the IPX Static Servic

IPX Default Parameter SettingsB-9IPX Route Filter Parameter Default ValuesThis section describes how to set all the parameters shown on the IPX Route

Configuring IPX ServicesB-10SAP Network Filter Configuration ParametersThis section describes all parameters shown on the IPX Server Network Configurati

IPX Default Parameter SettingsB-11IPX Server-Level Filter Configuration Parameter DescriptionsThis section describes all parameters shown on the IPX Se

C-1Appendix CSample IPX ConfigurationThis appendix provides a sample IPX configuration. Depending on the interface type and service requirements, the ne

Configuring IPX ServicesC-2Figure C-1. Sample IPX ConfigurationIPX Net 0x0000000C CS CCSSCCCCTokenRingKeyS=ServerC=Client (802.2encapsulatio

Sample IPX ConfigurationC-3Configuration ParticularsRouter 1Edit the E21 circuit and add the IPX and RIP protocols. The IPX Configuration window appears

Index-1Aacceptingdefault configuration parameter values, 3-7accessing IPX parametersusing Site Manager, 4-2using the Technician Interface, 4-2ActionIPX

Index-2binderyand SAP, 1-33bridgesource route bridge endstation support, 1-52Broadcast AddressIPX interfaces parameter, 4-24broadcast filterNetBIOS, 1-

Index-3Default Route ListenIPX RIP circuit parameter, 4-36Default Route SupplyIPX RIP circuit parameter, 4-36deletingadjacent host, 4-52IPX from the r

Index-4service name filter configuration parameters, 4-94service network filter parameters, 4-81, 4-87traffic filters with dial-on-demand, 1-43Filter Prior

Index-5deleting IPX from the router, 4-102enabling, 3-1parametersCfg Encaps, 3-4Configure RIP, 3-4Network Address (hex), 3-3IPX Adjacent Host Configurat

Index-6IPXCP, 1-4, 1-7link configurations, 1-12link negotiation, 1-11sample configuration, 1-10using, 1-7IPXWAN, 1-4, 1-7configuring without RIP, 2-8enab

Index-7NNameIPX interface parameter, 4-19NCPNetwork Control Protocol, 1-7NDS (NetWare Directory Services, 1-33Nearest Server ReplyIPX SAP circuit para

1-1 Chapter 1IPX Overview This chapter gives you an overview of how the Internet Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol works with Bay Networks routers. The

Index-8Packet SizeIPX RIP circuit parameter, 4-34IPX SAP circuit parameter, 4-40parametersediting IPX parameters, 4-1IPXCfg Encaps, 3-4Configure RIP, 3

Index-9routerdeleting IPX from the router, 4-102multiple-host, 2-1primary, 1-8secondary, 1-8single-host, 2-1, 2-2Router Host NumberIPX global paramete

Index-10service network filtersdropping all services, 4-83Service TypeIPX static service parameter, 4-61service types, A-1servicesdropping all, 4-83Sin

Index-11Target Service Nameservice name filter configuration parameter, 4-95service name filter parameter, 4-97Target Service Typeservice name filter confi

Configuring IPX Services1-2 About the IPX Protocol The Internet Packet Exchange protocol is the Novell, Inc., adaptation of the Xerox Network System

IPX Overview1-3 Supported LAN Circuits, WAN Circuits, and Frame Formats You can choose a combination of physical circuits and data-link layer frame f

Configuring IPX Services1-4 Refer to Chapter 3, “Enabling IPX Services,” of this manual for information on selecting the appropriate frame format. Re

IPX Overview1-5 Multiple IPX Interfaces per Circuit You can use the multiple-encapsulation support feature of IPX to configure one or more IPX interfa

Configuring IPX Services1-6 Figure 1-1. Multiple IPX Interfaces per Physical Circuit IPX over WAN Media You can implement an IPX connection over any

IPX Overview1-7 The WAN protocol PPP uses the IPXCP protocol (RFC 1552). IPXCP supports the routing of IPX packets over wide-area links that support

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Configuring IPX Services1-8 Running IPXWAN over Frame Relay Permanent Virtual Circuits Each IPX packet is encapsulated in a Frame Relay frame. When a

IPX Overview1-9 •A Primary Network Number (PNN) is a string of up to 8 hexadecimal characters that specifies an IPX network number for IPXWAN (RFC16

Configuring IPX Services1-10 Router Names Every IPX router can have a router name. During IPXWAN negotiations, the local and remote routers provide e

IPX Overview1-11 Figure 1-2. IPXCP and IPXWAN Configurations IPXCP Link Negotiation In Figure 1-2, the local router and Remote Router 1, both configure

Configuring IPX Services1-12 IPXWAN Link Negotiation The local router and Remote Router 2 are both configured for IPXWAN. When you initially configure

IPX Overview1-13 Configuration 1 (IPXWAN with IPXCP on Both Interfaces) In this configuration, IPXWAN defers to IPXCP for link negotiation.• IPXWAN neg

Configuring IPX Services1-14 Configuration 3 (Only IPXCP on Both Interfaces) In this configuration, IPXCP exclusively negotiates an IPX network number

IPX Overview1-15 required to reach a given destination network. The IPX routing software also provides the following services over LAN and WAN media:

Configuring IPX Services1-16 • A specific request broadcast by a workstation or router to determine the fastest route to a particular network. One or

IPX Overview1-17 IPX Route Filters You can apply filters to shield the view of networks and route paths from users on different network segments. As w

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Configuring IPX Services1-18 • You enable users to have more accurate, up-to-date information on services and service routes offered on the network.H

IPX Overview1-19 Routing Methods To specify a method for making IPX “best-route” decisions for all slots, based on time delays (ticks) incurred or ho

Configuring IPX Services1-20 2, and OSI will most likely select this route as the least-cost path between Network A and Network B, as well. Consequen

IPX Overview1-21IPX network segments. To alleviate the unnecessary timing out (purging) of RIP entries, the configurable RIP timers feature also automa

Configuring IPX Services1-22Taking into account the fact that IPX Server ES1 (with an internal router) on Network B expects periodic RIP advertisement

IPX Overview1-23Figure 1-5. IPX MultipathBecause the IPX interfaces have duplex functionality, the router can also use multipath to collect frames rec

Configuring IPX Services1-24Figure 1-6. IPX Multipath Routing — Equal Least-Cost RoutesBecause of the round-robin algorithm, IPX packets that belong t

IPX Overview1-25Multipath Route Precedence/PriorityThe multipath mechanism generally uses the best path first. However, when two equal-cost paths exist

Configuring IPX Services1-26packets will be received in the order in which they were sent. This is essential for protocols that cannot tolerate receiv

IPX Overview1-27Fully Meshed NetworksA fully meshed network is a WAN in which all nodes have a logically direct connection to each other. Figure 1-7 s

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Configuring IPX Services1-28Figure 1-8. Split Horizon Disabled in a Nonfully Meshed NetworkDisabling IPX Split Horizon allows the dissemination of a c

IPX Overview1-29Static route support for IPX can do the following:• Direct all IPX traffic not destined for this network to an adjacent host. The adjac

Configuring IPX Services1-30Figure 1-9. IPX Static RoutesStatic routes have priority over RIP-learned routes with the same cost, so if the connection

IPX Overview1-31Adjacent Host SupportAn adjacent host is a network device that is directly reachable without an intermediate hop; that is, a device th

Configuring IPX Services1-32between them. Network C is connected to Network B through Router R3, but has no direct connection to Network A. A static r

IPX Overview1-33NetWare Directory Services (NDS) and SAPNetworks that implement NetWare 4.x use the NetWare Directory Services (NDS) to advertise serv

Configuring IPX Services1-34Clients use SAP to request information about network services. Client information requests are nearest-service queries, wh

IPX Overview1-35Configuring SAP FiltersA filter is a pattern of bits that you specify as a hexadecimal number; for example, 0x0000FFFF. The router scans

Configuring IPX Services1-36Figure 1-11. SAP FilteringIn this example, a SAP filter configured on Router R1 prevents SAP advertisements and updates pert

IPX Overview1-37• You can filter service information pertaining to entire networks by editing network-level SAP filters.At the network level, the filter

viIPXCP Link Negotiation ...1-11IPXWAN Link Negotiation ...

Configuring IPX Services1-38helpful. You can also reduce traffic by setting the Update Interval parameter to zero, which indicates no periodic SAP upda

IPX Overview1-39Figure 1-12. Static SAP Service Network ConfigurationFigure 1-13 shows another example, in which a SAP filter is configured on Router R1,

Configuring IPX Services1-40Figure 1-13. IPX SAP Filters Prohibiting SAP BroadcastsYou add, edit, or delete static services through the IPX Static Ser

IPX Overview1-41Dial-on-demand and dial backup services work over any public switched network, such as the standard telephone network, a switched 56 K

Configuring IPX Services1-42The router brings down the circuit for any one of these reasons:• The configured inactivity time expires.• You scheduled th

IPX Overview1-43Using Static Routing with Dial-on-DemandAs part of its standard operation, IPX sends update packets to maintain routing tables and to

Configuring IPX Services1-44In addition, the bandwidth consumed by periodic RIP/SAP and watchdog broadcast packets can represent a significant portion

IPX Overview1-45The Bay Networks IPX router software lets you specify whether:• You want to direct a NetBIOS broadcast (Type 20) packet through a netw

Configuring IPX Services1-46Figure 1-15. NetBIOS Static RoutesYou set up NetBIOS static routes through the Configuration Manager. Then, from the Configu

IPX Overview1-47When you configure a NetBIOS static route, the IPX router inserts the network number configured in the static route into the destination

viiDial-on-Demand ...1-40Using Dial-on-Demand

Configuring IPX Services1-48Directing a NetBIOS Packet Using Standard Static RoutingIf you want to configure NetBIOS static routes in conformance to No

IPX Overview1-49NetBIOS Broadcast FiltersYou can control the propagation of IPX NetBIOS broadcasts by configuring NetBIOS broadcast filters on an interf

Configuring IPX Services1-50Figure 1-17. NetBIOS Packet FilteringWith Deliver enabled on an interface, the IPX router delivers NetBIOS broadcast packe

IPX Overview1-51Figure 1-18. NetBIOS Packet FlowThe Accept parameter of the interface receiving NetBIOS broadcast packets and the Deliver parameter of

Configuring IPX Services1-52Figure 1-19. NetBIOS Broadcast FilteringRefer to “Editing IPX Interface Parameters” in Chapter 4 for instructions on how t

IPX Overview1-53• Sends out a Single Route Explorer (SRE) frame to discover a path to the next-hop network.• Adds the necessary Routing Information Fi

Configuring IPX Services1-54You configure source route endstation support on each interface by setting the TR End Station parameter to Enable. See the

IPX Overview1-55Role of Bay Networks Routers in a Client/Server ConnectionThis section describes how Bay Networks routers running IPX provide clients

Configuring IPX Services1-56• Router’s RIP responseThe router on the same network as the client refers to its route table and sends a RIP response to

IPX Overview1-57Figure 1-21. Sample IPX NetworkTokenRingClientAClientBClientDClientFClientEClientCPrint ServerHost 1File ServerHost 3Host ServerHost 4

viiiIPX and IPXWAN Parameter Descriptions ...3-3Accepting or Editing the Default Configur

Configuring IPX Services1-58For More Information about IPXThe following documents provide technical detail on IPX protocol implementation.RFC 1634: No

2-1Chapter 2IPX Configuration and Parameter RequirementsThe basic types of IPX configurations are• Standard, with two possible configurations:— Multiple-

Configuring IPX Services2-2you need to make is whether the source of the MAC address is a PROM on the circuit or a MAC Address Override entry that you

IPX Configuration and Parameter Requirements2-3• MAC Address Override• Network Number• Configured Encapsulation TypeMultiple-Host Addressing, Host Numb

Configuring IPX Services2-4The network number must be unique among all other network numbers assigned throughout the IPX internetwork.Specify a networ

IPX Configuration and Parameter Requirements2-5Multiple Circuits per SegmentThis special configuration supports either• Concurrent bridging and IPX rou

Configuring IPX Services2-6IPX compatible nodes on the same logical network and locally attached physical segment must use the host ID number of the I

IPX Configuration and Parameter Requirements2-7for every IPX logical interface on a given Token Ring circuit must be identical to the MAC address set

Configuring IPX Services2-8Host ID Number for IPX over ATMTo establish an IPX connection over an ATM network, you must assign a unique host ID number

3-1Chapter 3Enabling IPX and IPXWAN ServicesThis chapter describes how to enable IPX and IPXWAN services on a circuit. It assumes that you have read C

ixIPX Static Route Parameter Descriptions ...4-56Deleting a Static Route ...

Configuring IPX Services3-2Figure 3-1. IPX Configuration WindowConfigure the parameters on this window according to the parameter descriptions that foll

Enabling IPX and IPXWAN Services3-3IPX and IPXWAN Parameter DescriptionsUse the following descriptions to configure the IPX Configuration parameters. Pa

Configuring IPX Services3-4 Parameter: RIP/SAP Default: Depends on whether you selected RIP/SAP along with IPX on the Select Protocols window Options:

Enabling IPX and IPXWAN Services3-5 Parameter: IPXWAN Default: Disable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Enables or disables IPXWAN for this interfa

Configuring IPX Services3-6 Parameter: Negotiated Protocol(s) Options: RIP | Unnumbered RIP | NLSP Function: Specifies the type of WAN circuit you are

Enabling IPX and IPXWAN Services3-7Accepting or Editing the Default Configuration Parameter ValuesWhen you have configured all of the parameters, do one

4-1 Chapter 4Editing IPX Parameters Once you have enabled an IPX interface, you can use Site Manager to edit IPX parameters and customize IPX service

Configuring IPX Services4-2 Accessing IPX Parameters Using the Technician Interface For each IPX parameter, this chapter provides information about d

Editing IPX Parameters4-3 Figure 4-1. Configuration Manager Window Editing IPX Global Parameters To edit IPX global parameters, begin at the Site Mana