Configuring IP Node Defaults

Required Configuration

To run IP in a SmartSwitch 1800, make sure the following are properly configured:

●Node parameters (Chapter 4). This is general configuration that must be done no matter which protocols will be run in the node.

●Loaded protocols (Chapter 5): IP, RIP, and the transport protocol: frame relay or X.25.

●LAN port (page 6-5) that will connect to the LAN(s).

●Frame relay (Chapter 7) or X.25 (Chapter 8) port(s) that will connect to a network or frame relay PVC.

●IP parameters described in this chapter.

Each SmartSwitch 1800 device supports one of three versions of the Routing Infor- mation Protocol (RIP), which used by IP to update routing tables. The device can be configured to support RIP Version 1, Version 2 Multicast, or Version 2 Broadcast. Updates in any of the three versions can be received; however, only updates of the configured version will be transmitted.

If you will be using RIP version 1, you do not need to configure a version, since version 1 is the default in the database. If you will be using another version, press [A] at the Configure IP/LLC2/BRIDGE/IPX Default Parameters Menu (or [A], [A], [E], [A] from the Main Menu).

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IP Node D efau lts Men u
A RI P Version N umber	R IPv1
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Figure 14-1 IP Node Defaults Menu

[A],[A], [E],[A] from Main Menu

After changing the RIP version, press [A], [C], [E], [G] from the Main Menu, to update the node with the change.

Configuring IP Routing

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1800 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual Configuring IP Node Defaults, IP Node Defaults Menu

Models: 1800

Required Configuration