Enterasys Networks CSX6000, CSX5500, CSX7000 manual IPX Static Routes Configuration Elements

USER’S GUIDE

USING MANAGE MODE COMMANDS

ipxroute

Displays the current IPX routes (both statically entered and "learned").

ipxroute [add/change/delete]

Allows you to add/change/delete an IPX route.

IPX STATIC ROUTES CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

DESTINATION NETWORK

The IPX network number reachable through this static route entry. This parameter is a hexadecimal value from 1 to 4 bytes in length.

NEXT HOP

The device name or IPX Network address of the next hop device that provides access to the destination IPX network. If a name is specified, it can be either a on-node device database name or a name configured in an off node authentication server data base. The name must be a valid Device table entry if the system is configured for on-node device table data base authentication. The name is not validated if the system is configured for off-node server authentication. You may specify the IPX Network address of the next hop device for routes accessed via a LAN or a WAN Remote LAN network interface. The IPX network address is specified as a 4 byte hexadecimal IPX network number and a 6 byte hexadecimal node address. The two values are separated by a “:”, colon character.

NUMBER OF HOPS

Indicates the number of routers that are traversed in order to reach the destination IPX network. This number is used to calculate the best route to the destination IPX network when multiple routes exists. This parameter is a decimal value from 1 to 15.

NUMBER OF TICKS

Indicates the time, in ticks, that a packet will take to reach the destination IPX network. A tick is approximately 1/18th of a second. This number is used to calculate the best route to the destination IPX network when multiple routes exists. This parameter is a decimal value from 1 to 15.

RIP PROPAGATION

Indicates how the system will advertise the IPX route defined by this static route entry. If you choose “Do not Propagate”, the system will not advertise this route table entry at any time. If you choose “Always Propagate”, the system will advertise this route table entry as part of the normal routing table advertisement protocol processing. If you choose “Propagate only when the Next Hop is connected”, the system will only advertise this route table entry if the destination network is reachable over the WAN and the next hop device is actively connected to the system.

IPX STATIC ROUTES BACKGROUND INFORMATION

You may configure static routing entries to access WAN networks that are not directly connected to the system, or to access a LAN network through a router that does not support RIP. IPX static routes specify the IPX network number of the next hop device that provides access to the destination IPX network. The IPX static route is used with the IPX NetWare Static Services configuration to provide a route to servers.

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