APPENDIXE "OWL/IP
E-46710Access PointUser’sGuide
Addressing Limitations andFlooding Restrictions
Wireless stationsusingIPmustbeassignedaddresseson
thehomesubnet.TheARPserver capabilitycanbe enabled
toreducepropagationofARPsthroughtunnels.IPservers
canbelocatedonanysubnet;however,itisdesirableto
choosethesubnetcontainingserversusedextensivelyby
clientwireless stationsasthehomesubnetifpossible.
ForstationsorserversusingprotocolsotherthanIP,there
arenorestrictionsonlocationofserversoraddress
assignments.Routingisminimizedifserversarelocatedon
thehomesubnet.
OWL/IPdoesnotfloodoutboundunicastframes.Multicast
IPframesareforwardedoutboundfrom thehomesubnet.
Designatedbridgesforwardunicastandmulticastframes
inboundtothehomesubnetiftheIPaddress belongstothe
homesubnet.(See “SubnetFiltering,”pageE-6.)Global
FloodingsettingsandFloodRegistersettingsdonotapply
toOWL/IPtunnels.
PermanentFilters
Certainframetypesareneverforwardedthroughtunnels.
TheseincludethoseIPprotocolsusedfor coordinating
routers,or MAC framesusedfor coordinatingbridges.
Theseframesarenotforwarded:
"802.1dbridgeframes.
"IPframeswitha broadcastormulticastEthernet
address.
"IPframeswiththefollowing(router)protocoltypes
and decimalvalues: