IPX RIP Router Filter Parameters | Cabletron Systems 1800 guide

Packet Type Value

identifies the packet type:

00 = unknown packet type

01 = RIP packet

04 = SAP packet

05 = SPX (Sequenced Packet Exchange) packet

11 = NCP (NetWare Core Protocol) packet

14 = Propagated packet, used for NetBIOS (an IBM protocol that performs transport- and session-layer tasks)

Destination Network Value

is the network number of the destination node's network. The internetwork address is the network number followed by the socket number.

Destination Node Value

is the physical address of the destination node. The node's internetwork address is the network number followed by the node address followed by the socket number.

Destination Socket Value

is the socket address of the packet's destination process.

Source Network Value

is the network number of the source node's network.

Source Node Value

is the physical address of the source node.

Source Socket Value

is the socket address of the packet's source process.

Table 15-5 IPX RIP Router Filter Parameters

Parameter	Valid Values	Default Value


Filter Name	1–31 characters	none

Router Address Value	0–ffffffffffff (6 bytes)	000000000000

Router Address Mask	0–ffffffffffff (6 bytes)	00000000

Filter Name

helps the user identify the filter. The name is not used by the software.

Router Address Value

identifies the router to which the filter will apply.

Configuring IPX

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1800 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual IPX RIP Router Filter Parameters

Models: 1800

Table 15-5 IPX RIP Router Filter Parameters

1800 specifications