3Com OfficeConnect Remote 812 manual Bridging, Configuring IPX RIP, Set ipx network network name

delete ipx_service vc <vc name> name <service name>

type <type>

Remember to disable and then re-enable the VC profile for the change to take effect.

IPX RIP is used to exchange IPX routing information with other IPX routers. SAP is a protocol used by IPX servers and routers to exchange information about the location of servers.

For IPX networks over the LAN you can separately enable or disable RIP and SAP. When enabled you can also specify whether RIPs or SAPs are sent, received, or both.

Bridging 6-35

Configuring IPX RIP and

SAP

To configure RIP for a LAN network, use the command:

set ipx network <network name>

rip [BOTH DISABLE LISTEN RESPOND_ONLY SEND]

To configure SAP for a LAN network use the command:

set ipx network <network name>

sap [BOTH DISABLE LISTEN RESPOND_ONLY SEND]

	Other permutations of the set ipx network command can be used to configure
	advanced RIP features and policies.
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	IPX RIP and SAP can be enabled or disabled for each remote site connection.
	You cannot individually enable or disable RIP or SAP; they are enabled or disabled
	together for each remote site connection. You can configure whether the
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	OCR 812 should advertise local routes and services, only listen for routes and
	services from the remote site, or both.
	To configure IPX RIP and SAP for the remote site connection, use the
	command:
	set vc < vc name>
	ipx_routing [ALL LISTEN NONE RESPOND SEND]
Bridging	A bridge connects two or more physical networks together to function as one big
	network. The OCR 812 can be configured to be a learning bridge. A learning
	bridge does more than just link networks; it separates network traffic and
	forwards￿	only the packets that need to be forwarded.

Bridges separate traffic by examining the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses contained in data packets. MAC addresses uniquely identify each machine attached to a network segment. A data packet is not forwarded to another segment if its destination MAC address resides on the same segment as its source.

To efficiently separate traffic, the bridge maintains a Bridge Forwarding Table. The table contains a list of MAC addresses and their associated network segments. The table is built dynamically from the source MAC addresses of data packets passing through the bridge.