Creating a WAN Routing Group
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f. The following prompt displays:
IP RIP Mode {Deaf (d),
Silent (s),
Active (a),
Inactive (i)} (s):
Define the RIP mode in which the virtual router port will operate. RIP (Router Information
Protocol) is a network-layer protocol that enables the default VLAN in this Group to learn
and advertise routes. The RIP mode can be set to one of the following:
Silent. The default setting shown in parentheses. RIP is active and receives routing infor-
mation from other VLANs, but does not send out RIP updates. Other VLANs will not receive
routing information concerning the default VLAN in this Group and will not include the
VLAN in their routing tables. Simply press <Enter> to select Silent mode.
Deaf. RIP is active and sends routing information to other VLANs, but does not receive RIP
updates from other VLANs. The default VLAN in this Group will not receive routing infor-
mation from other VLANs and will not include other VLANs in its routing table. Enter d and
press <Enter> to select Deaf mode.
Active. RIP is active and both sends and receives RIP updates. The default VLAN in this
Group will receive routing information from other VLANs and will be included in the rout-
ing tables of other VLANs. Enter a and press <Enter> to select Active mode.
Inactive. RIP is inactive and neither sends nor receives RIP updates. The default VLAN in
this Group will neither send nor receive routing information to/from other VLANs. Enter i
and press <Enter> to select Inactive mode.
g. You can now configure IPX routing on this port. The following message displays:
Enable IPX? (y) :
Press <Enter> if you want to enable IPX Routing on this virtual router port. If you do not
enable IPX, then the default VLAN in this WAN Group will not be able to route IPX data.
You can set up a virtual router port to route both IP and IPX traffic.
If you don’t want to enable IPX routing for the default VLAN in this Group, enter n and
press <Enter>. You can always set up IPX routing for other VLANs within this Group.
You are done configuring this WAN Routing Group. See the appropriate WAN interface
chapter for further information on configuring this Routing service.
h. After selecting to enable IPX, the following prompt displays:
IPX Network:
Enter the IPX network address. IPX addresses consist of eight hex digits and you can enter
a minimum of one hex digits in this field. If you enter less than eight hex digits, the
system prefixes your entry with zeros to create eight digits.
i. The following prompt displays:
Description (30 chars max):
Enter a useful description for this virtual IPX router port using alphanumeric characters.
The description may be up to 30 characters long. Press <Enter>.
j. The following prompt displays:
IPX Delay in ticks (0):
Enter the number of ticks you want for the IPX network. A tick is about 1/18th of a
second. The default is 0.