IP Interface Parameters

Table 14-2through Table 14-4list all possible IP Interface parameters. (Some will not be displayed, depending on how others are configured.) Because several parameters apply to more then one interface type, descriptions of all IP Interface parameters follow Table 14-4.

Table 14-2 Frame Relay IP Interface Parameters

Parameter	Valid Values		Default Value


Maximum Tr ansmission Unit	1	–4096	1500

Routing Metric Count	0	–255	0

ICMP Redirects	Y/N		Y

RIP Support	0	(Enabled), 1 (Rcv only),
	2	(Disabled)	0 (Enabled)

RIP Flash Updates (sec)	5	–300	10

RIP Full Updates (sec)	10–300		30

Priority	0	–9	5

Bandwidth Allocation Group	1	–16	1

Interface Type	FRL (frame relay)		FRL

Source Card	0		0

Source Port	0	–7 1	0
Source DLCI	16–991 2		16
Enable Inverse ARP	Y/N		see note 3
Destination IP Address	1	.0.0.0–223. 255.255. 255	none

Unnumbered Interface	Y/N		see note 3
Source IP Address	1	.0.0.0–223. 255.255. 255	none

Networ k Mask	255. 0.0.0–255.255.255. 255 4		255. 0.0.0 5

1Valid port numbers depend on the model of SmartSwitch 1800—see port locations on page 6-1. Make sure the frame relay port is not configured (in the Port record) for backup use only. (See page 7-18. )

2Make sure the DLCI is not part of a frame relay DLCI backup groupor intra-nodal frame relay PVC (both described in Chapter 7).

3Y for new interfaces, N for interfaces already configured when the current release of SmartSwitch 1800 software is installed.

4255.255.255.255 is valid only on a point-to-point interface.

5The default value of Network Mask will be configured automatically, to reflect the appropriate address class, after the Source IP Address is specified. If the interface is configured as unnumbered (and, therefore, no Source IP Address is configured), the default value of Network Maskwill be taken from the numbered interface that is assigned.

If a Source IP Address is specified/changed, the Network Mask will automatically change to a default value appro- priate for the new address. For this reason, configure the Source IP Address first, then the Network Mask.

Configuring IP Routing

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1800 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual Frame Relay IP Interface Parameters

Models: 1800