CONFIGURING IPX

IPX Isolated Mode

IPX TYPE 20 PACKET HANDLING DEVICE CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

Once you enable the feature, you can then enter devices to use the feature. The following configuration elements are entered for each device.

IPX TYPE 20 PACKET DEVICES

The device name of the previously configured device.

IPX TYPE 20 PACKET FORWARD CONTROL METHOD

Allows you to determine under what conditions IPX type 20 broadcast packets will be broadcasted to the designated device.

IPX TYPE 20 PACKET HANDLING BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In order for certain protocol implementations, such as NetBIOS, to function in the NetWare environment, routes must allow a broadcast packet to be propagated throughout an IPX internet. The IPX type 20 packet is used specifically for this purpose.

However, it is not practical, nor sometimes desirable, to propagate broadcast packets over the WAN. To help you control IPX type 20 packets more flexibly, this configuration allows IPX type 20 broadcast packets to be propagated to only certain remote devices under certain conditions (for example, only when the connection is up, or always).

IPX ISOLATED MODE

CONFIGURING IPX ISOLATED MODE

USING CFGEDIT

1.Press 9 from the IPX menu to configure the IPX isolated mode.

2.Follow the onscreen instructions to enable or disable the IPX isolated mode.

USING MANAGE MODE COMMANDS

ipxiso

Allows you to enable/disable IPX isolated mode.

IPX ISOLATED MODE CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

Isolated Mode Status

You may enable or disable the isolated mode.

IPX ISOLATED MODE BACKGROUND INFORMATION

When operating with isolated mode enabled, the CyberSWITCH does not relay IPX datagrams received from the WAN to other IPX routers/hosts located on the WAN. IPX datagrams received from the WAN will be discarded if they need to be forwarded over the WAN. IPX datagrams received on the LAN interface are forwarded to the proper interface.

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