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and Ethernet_SNAP.
Network Number: a unique identifier for the IPX network on your LAN.
Normally, this is automatically detected by the AcerRouter 700.
IPX RIP/SAP: enables or disables IPX Routing Information Protocol and
Service Advertising Protocol, used for exchanging routing tables and
server information among IPX RIP/SAP agents.
Note: You can view and modify the IPX and SAP tables via the Command
Line Interface.
Step 3 Click Apply:
To Enable Bridging Learning
Step 1 To enable the bridging learning protocol, select Bridging from the Menu:
Configuration - Advanced Features - Bridging:
Step 2 Enter the following information:
Learn MAC address: enables or disables the learning. If Learning is
enabled, the AcerRouter 700 maintains a MAC address table that keeps
track of the relationship between MAC addresses and network interfaces -
so that the system knows which device is reachable through which
network interface.
Note: Enabling the learning protocol does not enable bridging on any
connection on the AcerRouter 700. You must enable bridging in the Connection
Profile for a specific WAN connection.
Step 3 Click APPLY.
Using the Command Line Interface
If you prefer, you can configure the AcerRouter 700 Series using a command line
interface (CLI). Some of the AcerRouter 700’s features, such as IPX routing table and
Packet Filtering, are only configurable through the CLI.
There are two ways to connect to the AcerRouter 700’s CLI:
•telnet
•direct PC connection running terminal emulation software

Connecting to the CLI With Telnet

If you are on the network, you can use Telnet to connect to the CLI. Use any telnet
program (or from Windows 95/98, select Run for the Start menu, and enter “telnet”
followed by the IP address), and connect to 192.168.168.230 (or the new private
APPLY

System Bridging Configuration

Learn MAC address Enable Disable