Planning for CSX400 ISDN Configuration

Table 9 Remote Router: ISP (Internet Service Provider) (Continued)

Configuration Section

Item

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote RouterDatabase

Bridging On/Off

Bridging OFF

Bridging

 

 

 

Spanning Tree Protocol

OFF

 

 

 

Remote Router Database

Remote Network’s IP Addresses,

0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 1

TCP/IP Routes

Subnet Masks, and Metrics

 

 

Source WAN IP Address and Subnet

Not required

 

Maska

 

 

Remote WAN IP Address and

Not required

 

Subnet Maskb

 

Remote Router Database

IPX Address: Network Number, Hop

Not required

NetWare IPX Routes

Count and Ticks

 

 

 

 

 

SAPs: Server Name, Server Type,

Not required

Remote Router Database

Network Number, Node Number

 

and Sockets

 

NetWare IPX SAPs

 

 

 

 

WAN Network Number

Not required

 

 

 

a. Used only in PPP numbered mode of addressing b. Used only in PPP numbered mode of addressing

NOTE

Use one chart for each remote router in the remote router database.

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CSX400-DC, CSX400 specifications

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