D-Link DI-1162M manual Static Bridge, IPX Configuration

DI-1162/DI-1162M Remote Access Router

♦Priority – Port Priority is a read-write object that can be set from 0 to 255. The priority is used to determine the designated port if the Path costs of redundant switch to switch connections are the same. The higher the port priority, the more chance the port has of becoming the designated port. Zero is the highest priority.

♦Cost – Path Cost is a read-write object which is the first consideration when deciding on a designated port for switch to switch connections.

♦Bridged – Select the desired group.

Static Bridge

The parameters are described below:

♦MAC Address – This is the MAC address of the network host, or node, that you wish to statically bridge.

♦Interface – This designates the specific interface, either LAN, one of the ISDN interfaces, or Dial-In.

♦State – This enables or disables a particular entry.

IPX Configuration

If you are working on a Novell network, you may want to set up IPX routing. IPX (Internetwork Packet eXchange) is the routing protocol used in Novell networking environments.

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