LAN Protocols

Note: It is not necessary to configure the LCS60's Ethernet interface for AppleTalk. The LCS60 is not a seed router on the Ethernet. It will discover the network range and the zones assigned to the Ethernet by another router and will dynamically acquire a unique AppleTalk node address within the assigned network number range.

Features

IPX Protocol

The IPX protocol is used to connect hosts in a Novell network.

The LCS60 can be used as an IPX router connecting the Ethernet LAN to a virtual IPX network via PPP. The virtual IPX network created by the LCS60 permits as many as 120 remote end hosts to dial in over the data switch and connect to the Novell network. The virtual network on the LCS60 supports a single network number.

IPX Virtual Network Assignment

The LCS60 supports dynamic address assignment within a virtual network of IPX over PPP clients. (Refer to Figure 1-3.) Upon dialing into the LCS60, the PPP client is assigned an available IPX address automatically. The client then becomes part of the virtual IPX network configured on the LCS60; no special dialstring options are used.

Figure 1-3: IPX Virtual Network

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