Lantronix Hub manual Internal Network Number, Loadhost

MSS User Guide 4: Configuration

The MSS can be restricted to a single frame format, in which case it will not do internal routing. Two commands control this behavior: Change NetWare Routing and Change NetWare Encapsulation.

‹Change NetWare Routing enables or disables the use of the internal network number. By default, internal routing is enabled.

Note: If two or more frame types are enabled, internal routing must be enabled. To see which frame types are enabled, enter the Show NetWare command.

‹Change NetWare Encapsulation controls which of the frame types are used. The choices are Ether_II, Native, 802_2, and SNAP, which provide for Ethernet v2, 802.3 Native mode, 802.2, and 802.2 SNAP encapsulation types.

Figure 4-14 displays an example routing and encapsulation configuration. The 802.3 Native mode and 802.2 SNAP frame types are enabled, while Ethernet v2 and 802.2 are disabled. Because more than one frame type is enabled, internal routing must also be enabled.

Figure 4-14: Enabling Selected Frame Types

Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION NATIVE ENABLED

Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION SNAP ENABLED

Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION ETHER_2 DISABLED

Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ENCAPSULATION 802_2 DISABLED

Local>> CHANGE NETWARE ROUTING ENABLED

Internal Network Number

When internal routing is enabled, the MSS needs an internal network number that is unique on the network. When addressing IPX packets to a fileserver, devices use the fileserver’s internal network number as the destination address.

The internal network number for the MSS is a four-byte number that defaults to the last four bytes of the unit’s Ethernet address (for example, a3001234). It is unlikely that this number will need to be changed.

Note: If you do change the internal network number, reboot the MSS.

Loadhost

A loadhost is a NetWare fileserver from which the MSS will try to load code when the Initialize Reload command is entered. If the software loadfile or loadhost address changes, you will have to change the configured parameters for the next reboot. For the following example, the loadhost is “phred” and the name of the loadfile is “MSS100.SYS”.

Figure 4-15: Changing the NetWare Loadhost

Local_2>> CHANGE NETWARE LOADHOST phred

Local_2>> CHANGE SOFTWARE sys:login/MSS100.SYS

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