An example of the IP System Parameters panel is shown in Figure 163 on page 281.

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Config *

IP System Parameters

 

 

 

Module: BladeRunner

 

System

 

Time:

15:43 9 Jan 95

 

IP Routing:

Enabled

 

 

 

 

RIP:

Enabled

Router ID:

9.67.46.44

 

 

IP Security:

Disabled

 

 

 

 

ARP Timeout:

1500

Reassembly Timeout:

10

 

 

Proxy ARP:

Disabled

Source Quench:

Disabled

 

Redirect:

Disabled

ICMP tx rate:

1000

 

 

Hash Size:

512

Default TTL:

16

 

 

 

Exit

 

 

Return to the previous screen

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Figure

163. LMS IP System Parameters Panel

This panel allows you to display and modify the system-wide IP parameters. The parameters that can be viewed and/or configured are:

IP Routing

This parameter allows you to enable IP routing throughout the module. Note that IP routing for each port participating in IP routing should also be enabled in order for those ports to perform IP routing.

RIP

This parameter controls whether RIP is enabled or disabled throughout the module.

Router ID

This parameter is used on WAN interfaces that have no assigned IP address. You may configure any one of the IP addresses assigned to the interfaces on the module as the Router ID.

IP Security

This parameter enables/disables the operation of the IP security feature on the Multiprotocol Interconnect module. The IP security is a filtering facility and is described in 11.8.9, ªIP Securityº on page304.

ARP timeout

This parameter specifies the length of time (in minutes) that an idle entry may remain in the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) table. If set to 0, no aging is performed. If the ARP table is full, no new addresses are learned.

Reassembly timeout

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8260 specifications

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