IPX ROUTING NETWORK

Configure IPX Routing: Masternet (Detroit)

IPX Device Routing Protocol

1)None

2)RIP/SAP

3)Triggered RIP/SAP

Enter selection or press <RET> for previous menu [default=None}: 3

1)Active

2)Passive

Triggered RIP/SAP WAN Peer type [default=ACTIVE]: 1

Finally, there is no need to change the default Spoofing Options. Return to the Device Table Menu.

ADD REMOTE LAN DEVICES

From the On-node Device Entries Menu, select Add. Enter the device name for the Tampa site, which is tampabr. Select Authentication, and add the Tampa site’s PAP password, which is tbpswd. Accept defaults for ISDN and IPX information.

From the Device Table Menu, select Bridging. Enter the IPX Remote LAN Network Number of 0128, which is the external network number of the Remote LAN at the Tampa site. Be sure make calls field is disabled, since Remote LAN does not as yet support this feature.

Note: In our example, we could have also accepted the default option for the IPX Network Number, NONE, since the remote LAN has no servers locally attached to it. In this case, the Remote LAN’s network address would default to 0128, the external network number we will configure for the Remote LAN interface. For more details, refer to the Configuring IPX chapter, Network Interface Background Information.

The bridging options for tampabr should now look like the following:

Device Bridge Menu:

(Device

= "tampabr")

 

1)

IP (Sub)Network Number

 

NONE

2)

Bridging

 

 

ENABLED

3)

Make calls for

bridge data

DISABLED

4)

IPX Remote LAN

Network

Number

0128

5)IPX Spoofing Options

6)AppleTalk Network Number

Enter selection or press <RET> for previous menu:

The configuration of device tampabr is complete. Return to the On-node Device Entries Menu, and add the device orlandobr in a similar fashion. After devices tampabr and orlandobr have been configured, return to the Main Menu.

CONFIGURE SYSTEM OPTIONS

Next, we must configure bridging and routing information, which falls under the Options category. To begin its configuration, press 2 at the Main Menu. For this example, we will enable bridging, enable IPX routing, and configure the necessary IPX routing information.

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