Enterasys Networks CSX5500, CSX6000 IPX Routing OPERATIONAL?, IPX Routing Over a LAN Connection

VERIFYING ROUTING PROTOCOLS

IPX

IPX ROUTING OPERATIONAL?

To verify that IPX routing feature is properly operational, a local NetWare client, a local NetWare server and a remote NetWare server must be operational.

The following graphic illustrates an example network we will use to describe how to verify that IPX routing is operational. It uses IPX network addresses specific to the example. Substitute the IPX network numbers of your network when you perform the verification steps. The example also uses NetWare commands available for the Windows 95 workstation. Substitute the equivalent commands on your NetWare client.

"SITE1"ISDN

CSX5500

Network AA

NetWare	NetWare
Client A	Server
	"local"
	Internal
	Network CC

"SITE2"

CSX5500

Network BB

NetWare

Server

"remote"

Internal

Network DD

IPX ROUTING OVER A LAN CONNECTION

1.Determine if SITE1 can access the local NetWare Server “local.” On SITE1’s administration console type:

ipx diag cc:1 <return>

Note: Node address 1 is used by the NetWare servers as part of their internal address.

2.If the system displays a response to the ipx diag command similar to:

received 3 components from cc:1

then IPX routing over that LAN port is operational.

3.If this message is NOT displayed, then IPX routing over the LAN connection is not operational and the following message will most likely be displayed:

No response from <ipx-address>

a.Verify that the routing entry for the destination network exists by entering the following console command:

ipx route

If the CyberSWITCH displays the route to the destination, it knows how to reach the local server’s internal network. Determine if this is a static route or a dynamic route learned via

Central Site Remote Access Switch 447