EXAMPLE NETWORKS

SAVE CONFIGURATION FILES

We have now configured all the required information for masternet, the IPX router in Detroit. Return to the Main Menu, save your configuration files, and exit. Restart the IPX router to activate the changes.

CONFIGURE THE REMOTE DEVICES

Configure the remote devices in a similar manner as the masternet configuration:

Keep in mind that the Tampa and Orlando sites are bridges. Be sure to enable bridging, and configure each one to dial-in to masternet.

Configure the Dallas site as an IPX router. Verify that it supports Triggered RIP/SAP. Enable and configure IPX routing, and add masternet as dallasnet’s device.

VERIFY THE INSTALLATION

Steps on how to verify the installation are detailed in the System Verification chapter of the User’s Guide. This section gives an outline of which steps should be executed.

On each system:

Verify resources are operational

Issue dr command

Look for WAN board initialized messages

Look for BRI line messages

Look for LAN initialization messages

Look for Bridge initialization messages

Verify WAN Lines Available

Connect WAN lines

Issue dr command

Look for “Data Link up 1,1” in reports

Once call connectivity is verified, verify the routing configurations:

On masternet IPX router:

Issue IPX service command to display its SAP table. Has the CyberSWITCH learned about local servers? Can it ping them (IPX ping internal network #)? Has it learned about servers in Dallas?

Issue IPX route command.

Has masternet learned a route to Dallas network? Can masternet ping a server on the Dallas network?

Can clients in Dallas automatically generate a call and login successfully to server in Detroit?

Can clients in Detroit automatically generate a call and login successfully to serv- ers in Dallas?

Can remote bridges at Tampa and Orlando dial-in to masternet?

Can clients on their LANs attach and login to servers on masternet? Do their attempts to login to masternet automatically generate a call?

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150 specifications

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