Enterasys Networks CSX7000, CSX5500, CSX6000 manual Appletalk Information Configuration Elements

CONFIGURING DEVICE LEVEL DATABASES

On-node Device Entries

IPX EXTERNAL WAN NETWORK NUMBER

Specifies a user-configurable IPX external network number on the WAN (necessary with CSX200 and CSX400 platforms only). This parameter can be a hexadecimal value from 1 to 4 bytes in length.The default value is none.

WAN PEER TYPE

Specifies an active WAN peer (receives and sends information at all times) or a passive WAN peer (receives/sends information only when a connection is up). In order for an active peer type to work properly, the Make Calls field must also be enabled.

SPOOFING OPTIONS

Spoofing allows you to prohibit excessive ISDN connections by internally generating a desired response packet when a request packet is received that should be routed over the WAN and there is no connection up to the remote device. Refer to IPX Spoofing for a description of available options.

APPLETALK INFORMATION CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

APPLETALK ADDRESS

The AppleTalk address of this device (remote device).

If the device communicates using a numbered point-to-point link, then the address must belong to an AppleTalk network to which one of our WAN ports connects.

If the device communicates using an unnumbered point-to-point link, the WAN UnNumbered port must be configured and the address must be 0.0.

If the device is over a MAC dial-in port, no AppleTalk address needs to be entered. The device is assigned a random AppleTalk address within the specifications of the MAC dial-in port configuration each time it connects. However, if you choose to provide an AppleTalk address for the device, this address will be assigned to the MAC dial-in port device each time it connects.

ENABLE/DISABLE APPLETALK ROUTING

This parameter indicates whether the remote device routes AppleTalk datagrams or not. When enabled, it indicates that the remote device will route AppleTalk datagrams. When disabled, it indicates that the remote device will bridge AppleTalk datagrams. Note that it requires AppleTalk RLAN feature to handle bridged AppleTalk datagrams, and therefore until AppleTalk RLAN is implemented, AppleTalk routing can not be used with remote devices that do not route AppleTalk.

ENABLE/DISABLE MAKE CALLS FOR APPLETALK DATA

Indicates whether AppleTalk dial out to this device is allowed or not.

APPLETALK ROUTING PROTOCOL

Specifies what routing protocol the system should use with this remote device. Since RTMP periodically sends out routing updates, RTMP should be chosen only when the remote device is connected over the WAN links whose cost is not a major concern, such as dedicated links. The default value is None.

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