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IPX

Port Parameters

 

 

 

Module: BladeRunner

 

Log. Port: 1

LOGICAL PORT

Time:

11:00 13 Jan 95

 

IPX Port Routing:

Enabled

Host Number:

08008F4001A0

 

Disposition:

 

discard

Network Number:

00000001

 

 

Interface Delay:

1

Encapsulation:

ieee802.3

 

RIP Timer:

 

30

SAP Timer:

60

 

 

Security Access List 1:

0

Security Access List 2: 0

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187. LMS IPX Port Parameters Panel

This panel allows you to configure the following IPX parameters for each port:

IPX Port Routing

This parameter allows you to enable IPX routing for this port. Note that the IPX routing must be enabled at the module level for this port to be able to route IPX packets.

Host Number

This parameter is read-only and displays the host address of the selected port.

On LAN ports that support IEEE 802.3 addressing, the host number is the IEEE 802.3 MAC address of the physical port.

On WAN ports and LAN ports that do not support IEEE 802.3 addressing, the port takes the lowest IEEE 802.3 MAC address in the Multiprotocol Interconnect module.

Disposition

This parameter specifies if the IPX traffic received by this port is to be bridged or discarded. This parameter is only valid when IPX routing is enabled at the module level but is disabled for this port.

Network Number

Each port that supports IPX routing must be assigned an IPX address before the IPX routing can become active on that port.

The IPX address consists of the network number and the host number. The network number is a 32-bit hexadecimal number that identifies the network to which this port is attached.

Note: Each port must have a different network number assigned to it.

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