LAN Protocols

like which have management agents responsible for performing the functions requested by the network management stations. SNMP is used to communicate management information between the network management stations and the agents in the network elements.

The LCS60 supports the standard SNMP management information base (MIB-II). Refer to RFC 1213.

Supported Traps and MIBs

The generic traps that are supported are:

0

= cold start

3

= link up

2

= link down

4

= authentication failure

Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

The LCS60 supports RIP processing, i.e., handling IP routing information through the use of routed. routed maintains the route table used by IP to determine the interface through which to send packets.

The LCS60 enables the administrator to start and stop routed service separately using the lcsadm interface. In addition, the administrator can configure this service to be started at boot time.

AppleTalk Protocol

The AppleTalk network system was developed to provide a link-independent architecture to connect Apple and non-Apple network devices. AppleTalk provides a simple peer-to-peer protocol which allows any network device to communicate with any other network device running AppleTalk software.

The LCS60 can be used as an AppleTalk router connecting the Ethernet LAN to a virtual AppleTalk network. The virtual AppleTalk network created by the LCS60 permits as many as 120 remote AppleTalk devices to dial in over the data switch and connect to the AppleTalk internet. The virtual network on the LCS60 supports a single network number and zone name.

Features

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