3Com 2500 manual As shown in the following example, the current configuration is

Administering Interfaces 11-3

Displaying IPX You can display a table that shows all IPX interfaces and their parameter Interfaces settings configured for the system.

To display IPX interface information:

Top-Level Menu

From the Administration Console top-level menu, enter:

system
ethernet	➧interface			ipx interface	display
fddi	route		➧display
atm	server		define	As shown in the following example, the current configuration is
bridge	forwarding		modify
ip	rip		remove	displayed. It contains IPX forwarding, RIP, and SAP information for the
➧ipx	enhanced
appletalk	sap			system as well as IPX interface information.
snmp	statistics
analyzer
script
logout	IPX forwarding is enabled, RIP is active, SAP is active.
			Index	IPX address	Cost	Format	State	VLAN index
		1		45469f30	1	802.2	Up	2
		2		5d41a110	1	802.2	Up	1
		3		6d321a22	1	802.2	Up	4
Defining an IPX				When you define an interface, you define the interface’s IPX address,
		Interface		cost, format, and the associated IPX VLAN index.

Top-Level Menu
system
ethernet	➧interface
fddi	route	display
atm	server	➧define
bridge	forwarding	modify
ip	rip	remove
➧ipx	enhanced
appletalk	sap
snmp	statistics
analyzer
script
logout

You must define an IPX VLAN before you define the IPX interface to associate with that VLAN.

To define an IPX interface:

1From the Administration Console top-level menu, enter:

ipx interface define

You are prompted for the interface’s parameters. To use the value in brackets, press [Return] at the prompt.

2Enter the IPX network address of the interface.

3Enter the cost of the interface.

4Enter the format of the interface.

5Enter the index of the IPX VLAN associated with this interface.