Enterasys Networks ENTERASYS ATX manual Conﬁguring IPX Routing on a port

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The ATX Switch Chassis View

Figure 2-8. IPX Routing window

Conﬁguring IPX Routing on a port

1.Click on the IPX selection box to enable IPX routing on the port.

2.Enter the (hexadecimal) Novell network number of the Novell network connected to this port in the IPX Network ﬁeld. The network number is a

4-byte LAN address. Each port with IPX routing enabled must have a unique network number.

3.Select a frame type for the port by choosing a frame type from the IPX Framing pull-down menu. The available options are ethernet802.3, ethernet2, ieee802.2, or snap. See the section following, Selecting the Frame Type for a Port, page 2-13,for more information on selecting a frame type.

4.Click on Set to set the conﬁguration on the port.

Selecting the Frame Type for a Port

Many IPX networks use a Novell proprietary type of framing instead of the Ethernet Standard (IEEE 802.3) type of framing. The type of framing used determines where information is positioned within an IPX packet. Each IPX conﬁgured port in your ATX Chassis must know what framing format is being used on each connected Novell segment, so that it will know where to look for information in the IPX packets it receives and where to place information in the packets it transmits. Once you set the IPX Framing in the IPX Routing window, the port can form IPX packets that the Novell nodes on each connected Novell network segment will recognize. You specify the frame type on a port-to-port basis. The following frame types are supported by the ATX:

1(ethernet802.3)	802.3 frames are the default for Ethernet links. This type
	of framing contains a 6-byte destination address, a 6-byte
	source address, 802.3 length ﬁeld in the third ﬁeld of the
	packet followed by the IPX header and the data.

Managing the Hub

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Contents ATX User’s Guide Page Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents Chapter ATX Port Mirroring Chapter Using ATX TrunkingChapter Using ATX Port Filtering Chapter Workgroup ConﬁgurationIntroduction Related Manuals Using the ATX Switch User’s GuideSoftware Conventions Common ATX Switch Window FieldsUsing Window Buttons Using On-line Help Getting HelpGetting Help from the Global Technical Assistance Center Login ATX Switch Chassis View Viewing Chassis Information ATX Switch Chassis ViewFront Panel Information Connection StatusPort Status Boot Prom Menu StructureFirmware Port Status Menu Device MenuUtilities Menu Help MenuPPE Module Menu Port Menu Port Status DisplaysModule Menu PPE Port MenuStatus Selecting a Port Status ViewPort Status Color Codes Viewing Hardware Types Chassis Manager WindowInterface Description Module Type Text BoxesIPX Routing Managing the HubSelecting the Frame Type for a Port Conﬁguring IPX Routing on a portIP Conﬁg/Routing window IP RoutingConﬁguring IP Routing on a Port Conﬁguring the IP Address TableIndex Port IP MaskBroadcast Protection Port ConﬁgurationLocal Switching Bridge Port ConﬁgurationRing Speed 11. Bridge Conﬁguration window Setting the Bridge ModeBridge Number Transmitting BPDUsSource Route Conﬁguration Ring NumberToken Ring Translation Setting the Spanning Tree Explorer ModeIPX Framing IPX Source RouteARP Translate Netbios Source Route ARP Source RouteTo set the Token Ring Translation Parameters Viewing I/F Summary Information Using the Find Source Address FeatureLogical Status IndexRaw Counts Interface Performance Statistics/Bar GraphsViewing Interface Detail RateNon-Unicast DescriptionAddress UnicastMaking Sense of Detail Statistics Enabling and Disabling Ports Administratively Enabling and Disabling PortsATX Switch Chassis View Managing the Hub Using ATX Trunking State Port Trunking WindowLast Error Rmt Bridge IdRmt IP Address Last Change Enabling and Disabling TrunkingLink Ordinal Link CountUsing ATX Trunking Using ATX Trunking Port Trunking Window Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Protocol Port Filters Table InformationId Identiﬁer PseudoEditing the Port Filters Table Adding a New Filter Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Using ATX Port Filtering Packets Viewing Filter StatisticsDeleting a Port Filter Last Frame AddressWorkgroup Conﬁguration Workgroup Conﬁguration Virtual Workgroups Window Total Conﬁguring a WorkgroupDeleting a Workgroup Workgroup Conﬁguration Conﬁguring a Workgroup ATX Port Mirroring ATX Port Mirroring Port Mirroring WindowConﬁguring Port Mirroring If the ports being mirrored are remote From the device where the mirrored ports are locatedFrom the device where the diagnostic port is located ATX Port Mirroring Port Mirroring Window IPX Routing Tables IPX Network IPX StatisticsIPX Interface Port#IPX Route Tick Count Hop CountNext Hop AgeSocket NodeIDIPX Routing Tables Index Index-2 Index-3 Index Index-4