Cabletron Systems HSIM-W6 manual IPX Routing over Frame Relay, Circuitmap Command

Chapter 7: General Configuration Using Local Management

IPX Routing over Frame Relay

An additional step is required when routing IPX over Frame Relay. This step requires that entries are created in the IPX Host Map. The IPX Host Map is a database of remote IPX hosts that are defined generally by the WAN Network number and MAC Address, and more specifically by the Interface Number and Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI). The IPX Host Map helps a routing decision by determining which circuit a packet should be forwarded to in a point to multi-point Frame Relay connection.

Figure 65 shows how IPX Host Map entries are entered using the circuitmap command. The circuitmap command is accessed from the MIB Navigator Screen. Refer to Chapter 8 for more information on the circuitmap command.

MIBNav->circuitmap -s IPX 2 00000172 00:00:1d:02:d1:7a 102

# Interface	Network	Node	Circuit ID
# 2	00000172	00:00:1d:23:a1:5b	102

Figure 65 Circuitmap Command

The circuitmap command contains the following fields:

#Interface — An entry must be created for each remote Router connected via the Frame Relay interface.

Network — The Network is the IPX Network number associated with the Frame Relay network.

Node — The Node is the MAC address of the remote router on the other end of the WAN link.

Circuit ID — The Circuit ID is the DLCI identifying the virtual circuit connection to the Telco.

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